Probably not, but if the list were infinite, Descartes would go above Nixon, mainly for Cartesian coordinate geometry which isn’t even really the thing he’s known for.
Besides major discoveries in math, he’s the founder of modern western philosophy. His work laid the foundation not just for calculus, but for systems of physics and metaphysics uncoupled from the Church.
You’d keep Descartes on the list?
Probably not, but if the list were infinite, Descartes would go above Nixon, mainly for Cartesian coordinate geometry which isn’t even really the thing he’s known for.
Besides major discoveries in math, he’s the founder of modern western philosophy. His work laid the foundation not just for calculus, but for systems of physics and metaphysics uncoupled from the Church.