The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.
The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.
Correct! In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality. This symbol was used widely throughout England but wasn’t very popular in continental Europe. Most likely it was Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz that contributed the most to the adoption of the symbol ‘=’
The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.