Sir Isaac Newton was an English physicist and mathematician, who was a prominent figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century.
-- He discovered that white light is made up of different colored light. This laid the foundation for the modern field of physical optics.
-- In the field of mechanics, his three laws of motion are the basis of principles of modern physics. This work resulted in the formation of the law of universal gravitation.
--In the area of mathematics, he was the original discoverer of the infinitesimal calculus.
-- As the legend suggests, Newton was struck on the head by an apple and the theory of gravitation popped into his head - probably not! It was a slow deliberated process of discovery and was eventually published in his major work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principle of Natural Philosophy) in 1687. This work has been deemed one of the most important works of modern science. -- Newton led a double life, a scholar during his public hours and an alchemist and heretic theologian in his private time away from the scrutiny of his peers. He worked for years in the dark science of alchemy and at his death, had one of the finest known collections of works on the subject. -- He wrote over a million words on theology and religion, yet few of these words were published during his life - his views were just too controversial for public consumption at that time. Take a brief journey into the life of this most enigmatic man in the book A Short Biography of the Scientist Sir Isaac Newton.
