Editing Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (section)

===Cultural references===
Leibniz still receives popular attention. The [[Google Doodle]] for 1 July 2018 celebrated Leibniz's 372nd birthday.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/gottfried-wilhelm-leibnizs-372nd-birthday/ |title=Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz's 372nd Birthday |date=1 July 2018 |website=Google Doodle Archive |access-date=23 July 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Musil|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/google-doodle-celebrates-mathematician-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz/|title=Google Doodle celebrates mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibni|website=CNET|date=1 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Kiona N.|last=Smith|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2018/06/30/sundays-google-doodle-celebrates-mathematician-gottfried-wilhelm-leibniz/#49745a8e1398|title=Sunday's Google Doodle Celebrates Mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz|magazine=Forbes|date=30 June 2018}}</ref> Using a [[quill]], his hand is shown writing "Google" in binary [[ASCII]] code.

One of the earliest popular but indirect expositions of Leibniz was [[Voltaire]]'s satire ''[[Candide]]'', published in 1759. Leibniz was lampooned as Professor Pangloss, described as "the greatest philosopher of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]".

Leibniz also appears as one of the main historical figures in [[Neal Stephenson]]'s series of novels ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]''. Stephenson credits readings and discussions concerning Leibniz for inspiring him to write the series.<ref>Stephenson, Neal. "How the Baroque Cycle Began" in P.S. of ''[[Quicksilver (novel)|Quicksilver]]'' Perennial ed. 2004.</ref>

Leibniz also stars in Adam Ehrlich Sachs's novel ''The Organs of Sense''.

The German biscuit [[Choco Leibniz]] is named after Leibniz, a famous resident of [[Hanover]] where the manufacturer [[Bahlsen]] is based.