The History Hour

Sir Isaac Newton The History Hour

Isaac Newton's main body of work was as a physicist and mathematician. He was a part of a scientific revolution in the 17th century which would fundamentally change the way that people would see the world. In the field of optics, he would advance our understanding of light and how we saw it.

Inside you will read about...

Born Into TragedyHis Life in CambridgeThe Start of His GeniusThe Birth of CalculusNewton Invents a New TelescopeHis Famous Work on Light and ColorNewton and His RivalsThe Most Important Science Book of All-TimeThe PrincipiaThe Apple MythNewton's Dark ObsessionsNewton the Man and his Later LifeNewton the HangmanNewton's Weird and Wonderful PersonalityHis Final YearsNewton's LegacyThe Strengths and Weaknesses of Sir Isaac NewtonHow Can We Use Newton's Strengths in Our Lives?The Best Books on Isaac Newton

And much more!

In mechanics he would create his famous three laws of motion but it's in physics that he became most well-known for his understanding of gravity, and in mathematics for his discovery of calculus and his writing perhaps the single most important scientific book of all-time, the 'Principia' which is still referenced today.