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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The History of Sir Isaac Newton


As a young boy Isaac Newton endured great struggles. His parents split when he was young and Isaac couldn't stand the step father. Then shortly after they split as well. Isaac was likely bullied and forced to work on a farm which he didn't like to do. Isaac worked hard in his studies and was top student in his class. He worked as a valet to earn money and got scholarships to pay for the rest. Cambridge University, the University Isaac Newton then attended, eventually closed because of the Great Plague, but Isaac Newton continued his studies at home. When he saw an apple fall from a tree he started his work on his theory for universal gravity. Sir Isaac Newton's formulation of the law of universal gravitation.
When Cambridge opened back up, Isaac Newton started to attend and quickly grew in the ranks becoming very much liked. His work was known to advance every category of math studied at that time. He was a very knowledgeable and intellectual young man. Isaac Newton, who is known as the "Father of Calculus", soon got into a dispute with Gottfried Leibniz who also claimed to find calculus. Many still believe to this day that they both found it at the same time independently. He then went on to make large discoveries in Optics, Mechanics, Gravity, and many other large topics. He loved philosophy and knew the teachings of many famous philosophers, especially Descartes.
His discoveries in optics were especially intriguing.
Newton's prism experiment
 In the Later part of Isaac Newton's life he focused on religion and the study of philosophy in religion. He debated a lot with well-known intellectuals on the matter. Later Isaac Newton had become Warden of the Royal Society and then Master of the Royal Society. Isaac Newton then made it his goal to stop the counterfeit money coiners. He went in disguise to catcher these coiners and persecuted 21 coiners. He soon became President of the Royal Society and was knighted Sir Isaac Newton by the Queen. Sir Isaac Newton later died of old age.

Citations: 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Early_life
https://www.biography.com/people/isaac-newton-9422656

Paper by Hunter P. Pritchard

1 comment:

  1. Neil de Grasse Tyson says Newton was the smartest human of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=danYFxGnFxQ

    But he did have his superstitious side, too. Does that detract from his scientific credibility, or was that its prerequisite? https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2012/sep/21/isaac-newton-scientist-sorcerer

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