Isaac Newton
By Zane Robe
Newton´s Life
- Born on December 25, 1642
- Died on March 31, 1727
- Was separated from his mother at three years old
- Isaac want to school at Cambridge University
- During his early school days, Isaac was just a mediocre student
- In his childhood, Isaac was self-taught except for when he took geometry
- Isaac Newton read many books
- When Isaac was reunited with his mother at the age of twelve, his mother pulled him out of school to become a farmer.
- Isaac Newton was such a horrible farmer, that his mother enrolled him back in school
Newton's Contributions to Math
- He invented infinitesimal calculus
- His magnum opus, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, or Principia, laid the foundation for classical mechanics
- The mathematical description of gravity
Isaac Newton's Book the Principia
A book in which he wrote down his three laws of motion as well as his mathematical description of gravity.
Infinitesimal Calculus
The mathematical study of differential and integral calculus.
The Universal Law of Gravity
An equation that Newton made that states that any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is equal to the quotient of the distance between them squared and the product of their masses. More simply put
mass1 x mass2
over
distance squared=gravity
This is a video about Newton's law of gravitation
Newtons Universal Law of Gravitation - Science in a Minute
Isaac Newton's Inventions and Discoveries
- Newton's three laws of motion
- Centrifugal force
- Centripetal force
- White light is made from a spectrum of colors
- Better telescope lenses
- The ridges on the circumference of quarters
Isaac Newton´s Quotes
- ¨I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.¨
- ¨To every action there is always an opposed and equal reaction.¨
- ¨To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while the vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.¨
- ¨If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.¨
- ¨Truth is ever to be found in simplicity , and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.¨
- ¨If I am anything, which I highly doubt, I have made myself so by hard work.¨
Other Interesting Facts About Isaac Newton
- He was Master of the Royal Mint, he pursued counterfeiters and took his job very seriously.
- Isaac Newton was an alchemist and his main objective was to turn common metals into gold.
- An apple never actually fell on to his head, but the apple tree existed.
- He was a politician for a little while. (though he was really bad at it)
- Was a mathematic professor at the University of Cambridge.
- Was president of the Royal Society, an organization that promoted natural science.
- Isaac Newton was very religious, which is surprising because most scientist were not religious at the time.