Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727

Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist , mathematician , astronomer natural philosopher , alchemist and theologian . He was an extremely influential scientist and his book Philosphiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (published 1687 ) produced the foundations of classical mechanics . It is regarded as one of the most influential books in the history of science

Born as a premature child on Christmas day 1642 in Woolsthorpe , Newton was the son of an illiterate but prosperous farmer who had died three months prior to his birth . Newtown had an unhappy and emotionally

stressful childhood . His mother , Hanna , left him in the care of his grandmother while raising the family of her second husband in the neighbouring town

Newton was removed from school in 1659 to become a farmer like his father , however he failed at this and returned to school to complete his education . In June 1661 , Newton left Woolsthorpe for Cambridge University . He was deeply engrossed in private study during his undergraduate years , and developed his first theories on calculus optics and the law of gravitation during private studies in Woolsthorpe when the University was closed for two years due to the plague in 1665

Newton achieved his bachelor 's degree without honors or distinction but was successful later on , becoming a Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge . He died unmarried in London on March 20 1727 Sir Isaac Newton 's career was long , with many successes and contributions to science . Among his most important were his work on the nature...