The story of Isaac Newton's life. He discovered gravity, and the laws of motion that underpin much of modern physics. Yet he ...

Explore how Newton’s discoveries in physics, mathematics, and optics reshaped science and continue to influence our understanding of the universe.

GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ, MATHEMATICIAN: When Isaac first explained his theory of gravity to me, I remember being impressed. Not by the theory, which, as far as I could tell, was basically that stuff falls ...

It seems unlikely that we will ever lose our fascination for the man whom David Berlinski calls “the largest figure in the history of Western science” and the author of “the greatest of scientific ...

The University of Cambridge has digitized a portion of Isaac Newton's papers, letting anyone see the mathematics and experiments of the famed scientist. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

THE greatest generalisation in the early history of physical science was made late in the seventeenth century by Sir Isaac Newton when he enunciated the laws of motion and deduced from them the ...

THE Association of Polish Technicians in Great Britain held a special tercentenary celebration of Isaac Newton, under the chairmanship of Prof. Max Born, in the Mathematical Institute of the ...