Top 10 isaac newton inventions
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Isaac Newton
1. Newton's Life
Newton's life naturally divides into four parts: the years before he entered Trinity College, Cambridge in 1661; his years in Cambridge before the Principia was published in 1687; a period of almost a decade immediately following this publication, marked by the renown it brought him and his increasing disenchantment with Cambridge; and his final three decades in London, for most of which he was Master of the Mint. While he remained intellectually active during his years in London, his legendary advances date almost entirely from his years in Cambridge. Nevertheless, save for his optical papers of the early 1670s and the first edition of the Principia, all his works published before he died fell within his years in London.[1]
1.1 Newton's Early Years
Newton was born into a Puritan family in Woolsthorpe, a small village in Linconshire near Grantham, on 25 December 1642 (old calendar), a few days short of one year after Galileo died. Isaac's father, a farmer, died two months before Isaac was born. When his mother Hannah married the 63 year ol
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A genius with dark secrets
Isaac Newton changed the way we understand the Universe. Revered in his own lifetime, he discovered the laws of gravity and motion and invented calculus. He helped to shape our rational world view.
But Newton’s story is also one of a monstrous ego who believed that he alone was able to understand God’s creation. His private life was far from rational – consumed by petty jealousies, bitter rivalries and a ruthless quest for reputation.
25 December 1642
Not expected to survive the day
Newton was born prematurely on Christmas morning, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire. He was a tiny baby, given little chance of survival.
The country he was born into was chaotic and turbulent. England was being torn apart by civil war. Plague was an ever-present threat. Many believed the end of the world was imminent. But the hamlet of Woolsthorpe was a quiet community, little touched by either war or plague, which respected Puritan values of sobriety, simple worship and hard work.
1645
A lonely boy who hated his stepfather
Newton’s father had d
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Isaac Newton
English polymath (1642–1726)
For other uses, see Isaac Newton (disambiguation).
Sir Isaac Newton FRS | |
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Portrait of Newton at 46, 1689 | |
| Born | (1643-01-04)4 January 1643 [O.S. 25 December 1642][a] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 31 March 1727(1727-03-31) (aged 84) [O.S. 20 March 1726][a] Kensington, Middlesex, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Education | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA, 1665; MA, 1668)[4] |
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| Political party | Whig |
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| In office 1689–1690 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Brady |
| Succeeded by | Edward Finch |
| In office 1701–1702 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Hammond |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey |
| In office 1703–1727 | |
| Preceded by | John Somers |
| Succeeded by | Hans Sloane |
| In office 1699–1727 | |
| 1696–1699 | Warden of the Mint |
| Preceded by | Thomas Neale |
| Succeeded by | John Conduitt |
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