Hello my name Sir Isaac Newton. I am an English physicist and mathematician. I was born on January 4th 1643[1] , in Woolsthorpe, England. Besides a physicist and mathematician, I was also an alchemist, astronomer and natural philosopher. Most people say that I am on of the most renowned figure in the history of science. In a sense I really think I am.
I’ll start talking about my early years and then the discoveries and advances that made me famous. I was born 3 months after my father died, and I was told that I was born so prematurely that my mom said that I could fit inside a quart mug. My mom, Hannah Ayscough, remarried when I was three and went to live her husband Reverend Barnabas Smith, that left me with my grandmother, Margery Ayscough.
When I first started school I went the neighborhood schools, soon after I got sent to The King’s school Granthan, until I was 17. Here is where I was the top student in my class. A former teacher of mine recognized the talent I had for math and science that he persuaded my mother to allow me to prepare for my trip to college. In June 1661, I was admitted to Trinity College in Cambridge. At the time of my entrance in to the college I noticed that the teachings of the school were based on those of Aristotle. I had studies that included arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, and, later, astronomy and optics. I actually preferred to read about more advanced philosophers such as Descartes, Galileo, Copernicus and Kepler. 4 years later in 1665, I discovered and generalized the binomial theorem and began to develop a mathematical theory that would later become calculus. Soon after I graduated and obtained my bachelors degree from Trinity College, the school then closed down because of the fear of the Great Plague. For the next 18 months I worked at home on calculus, optics and the law of gravitation. This was great time for me I did numerous amount of scientific work in subjects I would spend my life exploring; math, optics and motion. I will begin to talk about my studies in the next episode. *Here is some side information about me thanks to Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia.· I was reluctant to share his research with other scientists for fear they would take credit for my discoveries. I have good reason too because I sought Royal Society’s help against German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for the invention of calculus. Ciitations:
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Wikipedia
“Isaac Newton.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 16 Apr 2007, 11:15 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 16 Apr 2007-04-16 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaac_Newton&odid=123219183>.Date Viewed: 4/10/07
Encarta Encyclopedia
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