Biography Of Isaac Newton

Sir Issac Newton, one of the most well-known, influential theorists from the 17th century was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher as well as a scientist. Newton was born prematurely, in Wools Thorpe, England on January 4th, 1643 to a local farmer as named Isaac Newton who passed away three months before his birth and to a Mother named Hanna. He spent his final moments in London, England and pasted away on Match 31st, 1727. During the beginning of his life he didn’t seem to stand out as an extraordinary mind until he went to college, where from then on he made a name for himself after multiple contributions to all sorts of fields. During his final years when asked about how he felt about his own accomplishments he simply stated “I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me”(Brainy)

As a child of nearly three years Isaac Newton’s mother placed him under the care of his grandmother, while she went to remarry and start a second family with another man. It wasn’t until 1653 that his mother finally returned after her second husband passed away. When his mother first returned, she removed Newton from school, so he can continue his family tradition of becoming a farmer. After realizing that Newton wasn’t a very good farmer he was able to return to his learning at King’s school in Grantham in order to prepare for his entrance exam for Cambridge.

During the summer of 1661, Isaac Newton traveled to Cambridge to begin his first term. Though Cambridge was a prestigious University, it hadn’t yet realized the scientific uprising that was occurring. Nothing was recorded of ...

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... death of Hooke in 1703. During his time in London he became close friends with John Locke, a famous Philosopher who was accredited as one of the most significant thinkers of the Enlightenment Era. Once the loss of his adversary had come to pass, Isaac made his return to the Royal society. This led him to publish his second major work, the Opticks. In 1705, Isaac Newton was knighted by Queen Anne and became known as Sir Isaac Newton. Newton was then elected as the president of the Royal Society annually until his death.

Isaac Newton was one of the most influential scientists of all time with his major contribution being in mathematics, physics, and optics. Though he came from nothing, he made not only a name for himself, but made a mark in story that no one could ever erase. No one can deny that he played a major pivotal role during the scientific revolution.