Binary Numbers: What and Why
INNOVATION OF BINARY NUMBER SYSTEM:- The application of binary numbers is quite recent, however the system itself was invented way back. Mathematician Gottfried Leibniz invented the modern binary system in 1679 and published it in 1703.He was far sighted and successfully predicted its usefulness in primitive machines.He mentioned how easy to work with the system was since there was no need to go for trial and error in divisions unlike the ordinary decimal process.[This by no means demeans the traditional number system, since that also serves its purpose.But that’s a topic for another blog]. The world of Binary THE STORY BEHIND BINARY NUMBERS:- Religious philosophical view of creation greatly contributed to Leibniz’s innovation.He was fascinated by the idea of “creation out of nothing”.The initial idea was to create a system that would translate logic into pure mathematical numbers.After his theory was unacknowledged he came across an old chinese classic text of divinat...