For 10 points - name the German philosopher who invented calculus
By the way, although most people attribute the invention of calculus to Issac Newton, it was actually the German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz This is just one example of the plethora of challenging questions which students faced at the March 8th quiz bowl competition hosted by Maywood. Even more remarkable is the fact that most of the contestants were well equipped to field these esoteric topics.