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Sir Isaac Newton – –Lived from 1643 – 1727 from England –Born to farming family. Hated farming. –Considered Lazy student. Beaten up at school, became the top student. - Bad tempered, hard to get along with. Did not take criticism well. 19

 Attended Cambridge University to study mathematics.  He considered the creator of Calculus.

Isaac Newton become known in the scientific community through his refractive telescope – a big improvement on existing telescopes. Throughout his life Newton continued research into a wide range of subjects including mathematics, optics, astronomy and alchemy. 19

Newton himself would tell the story of an apple falling from a tree giving him inspiration for his work on gravity. However, there is no evidence he was actually hit by an apple! 19 Best Idea Ever! Funny Video Clip

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Newton’s book – Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), has been called the single most influential book on physics. Physics is the math behind calculating out science problems….. 19

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Force = Mass x Acceleration

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Newton died in 1727, at the age of 85 English poet Alexander Pope wrote the following epithet for Newton. “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night; God said “Let Newton be” and all was light.”

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