René Descartes (mar 31, 1596 – feb 11, 1650)
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French philosopher and mathematician who is known for his contributions to analytic geometry and for his famous phrase "I think, therefore I am." Descartes developed the Cartesian coordinate system, which is used to represent points and shapes in two and three dimensions using a pair or triple of numerical coordinates.Added to timeline:
Date:
mar 31, 1596
feb 11, 1650
~ 53 years