Sir Isaac Newton Essays -- Biographies

Isaac due north Isaac Newton was one of the greatest scientists of all time. He is known for his discovery of the lawfulness of universal gravitation and thelaws of motion. Much of modern wisdom is based on the understanding anduse of his laws. Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day, 1642, in the small Englishtown of Woolsthorpe. His father, a farmer, died shortly forward Isaac wasborn. When the boy was three years old, his mother remarried and moved toanother town. Isaac stayed on at the farm in Woolsthorpe with hisgrandmother. After attending small verdant nurture, he was sent at the ageof twelve to the Kings School in the near by town of Grantham. At first Isaac was a execrable student. He cared little for indoctrinate work,perferring to paint, make kites, write in note have gots, or invent toys. Hemade no friends. Silent and dreamy, he was at the bottom of his class.Oddly, it was a savage kick by a school bully that caused Newtons greatmind to awaken. The mild, dreamy boy flew into a surprise and beat the otherboy thoroughly. Isaac determined to beat the bully in school work as well.Soon Isaac was at the head of his class. In 1656 Newtons stepfather died. His mother returned toWoolsthorpe to take care of the farm left by Newtons father. simply she couldnot manage the farm by herself. Isaac was taken out of school and broughthome to help her. As a farmer, Newton proved to be a dismal failure. He neglected thenecessary chores and thought save of books to study and mechanical thingsto make. There are many stories about him at that time that show how absentminded he was becoming. One solar day while he was leading a horse, the animalslipped its bridle and ran away. ... ...lycalled the Principia, later on its Latin title. Many scientists think its themost important scientific book ever written. It contains Newtons famousthree laws of motion. It also contained his law of universal gravitation.This law applies not o nly to heavenly bodies. It also explains why a baseball game drops from your hand to the ground and why a particle of dustsettles on a bookshelf. During later years Newton served his country in Parliament, as wellas in other ways. In 1703 he was take president of the Royal Society,and in 1705 he was knighted by Queen Anne. Isaac Newton died in 1727. Hewas burried in Westminster Abbey, among the great men of England. Hisstatue stands today in the hall of Trinity College, Cambridge University.BibliographyDavid C. knight. isaac Newtons, Mastermind of modern Science Groiler inc.Canada, 1969.