Famous People Quiz for 4 August 2009
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Question 1: Which 17th century philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer invented the notation which uses superscripts to show powers or exponents (e.g. the 2 used in x² to indicate squaring)?
A
B
René Descartes
Isaac Newton
C
Johannes Kepler
D
Nicholas Mercator