Infinity is an old discussion, around the 5th century BC with Zeno’s paradox. It was only during the Renaissance around the 15th century AD that this concept reappeared and in this post, we will talk about it. One of the applications is the law of never dividing by zero. The Infinity The concept of infinity was first studied by some famous mathematicians, such as: Marin Mersenne, friend of Descartes; Adrien-Marie Legendre; *James Joyce; John Wallis, creator of the infinity symbol (\(\infty\)).