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• Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most influential figures in modern science and mathematics. Though it was hotly contest during his lifetime as to whether he or Gottfried Leibniz was in fact the true creator of calculus, the work that Newton did with regard to mathematics spawned a new era of study in physics and engineering.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Born: January 4, 1643
  2. Died: March 31, 1727
  3. Engaged once, but never married
  4. Came from a poor farming family
  5. Served the rich to attend Cambridge University
  6. Was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, alchemist, and physicist
  7. Genuinely may have been inspired by seeing an apple fall to the ground

• Contributions

  Newton is credited with developing calculus, the three laws of motion and inventing the reflecting telescope. He also developed a theory of color by studying the effects of lights through prisms. His many writings include Optiks and Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

• Three Laws of Motion

  Newton's work on universal gravitation observed that the movement of planets is governed by the same properties as objects that we observe and use in our everyday lives.

  In connection with this theory, Newton developed his three laws of motion. They are:

  1. An object at rest will stay at rest or continue at a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
  2. Rate of change of momentum is proportional to the resultant force producing it and takes place in the direction of that force.
  3. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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  Gottfried Liebniz | Roger Cotes | Johannes Kepler | John Locke | Leonardo da Vinci | Michelangelo | Nikola Tesla | Rene Descartes | Galileo | Richard Feynman | Differential Equations | Entropy | Carl Linnaeus | How to Become an Astronomer

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