Newton Was At The Right Time to Discover Calculus
Foreshadowings of the principles and even of the language of [the infinitesimal] calculus can be found in the writings of Napier, Kepler, Cavalieri, Pascal, Fermat, Wallis, and Barrow. It was Newton's good luck to come at a time when everything was ripe for the discovery, and his ability enabled him to construct almost at once a complete calculus.
Walter William Rouse Ball, A short account of the history of mathematics (1960-06-01)
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Just as Darwin came at the right time to discover Evolution through Natural Selection.
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