Isaac Newton lounging beneath an apple tree, suddenly getting bonked on the head by falling fruit, and boom—gravity is discovered. It's the story repeated in classrooms, cartoons, and cocktail parties ...

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GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ, MATHEMATICIAN: When Isaac first explained his theory of gravity to me, I remember being impressed. Not by the theory, which, as far as I could tell, was basically that stuff falls ...

Born Dec. 25, 1642, Isaac Newton is likely best known for his conception of the theory of gravity. But there were many more ...

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Isaac Newton laid the foundations of modern science. He discovered gravity and the principles governing motion, light, and cooling. He invented a reflecting telescope, counterfeit-proof coins, and ...

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.

It is arguably the most important scientific work ever published, but Isaac Newton’s Principia was nearly scuppered by the author's prickly behaviour and a row about fish, a new exhibition at ...

Brandeis University’s Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department possesses an exceptionally rare unpublished handwritten manuscript by Sir Isaac Newton. The manuscript, a ...

Isaac Newton was one of the greatest physicists to have ever lived. However, he too wasn’t spared by ‘Mr Market’, as he ended up losing £20,000 back then in 1720. How did the legendary scientist burn ...