Sunday's Google Doodle celebrates the 372nd birthday of German philosopher, mathematician and polymath Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Leibnitz was born on July 1, 1646, in Leipzig, Germany ...

Many of his most celebrated quotes look towards the future and oftentimes depict what is possible with advanced computing. On Sunday, Leibniz’s 372nd birthday was honored with a Google Doodle.

Perhaps 50,000 perished. The great philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz—born in Leipzig in 1646—died nearly 40 years before the Lisbon earthquake, but the event would shape his legacy.