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

Isaac Newton’s 17th century book, the Principia, gave the famed English scientist a reputation: “[T]here goes the man that writt a book that neither he nor any body else understands,” a Cambridge ...

"Why should that apple always descent perpendicularly to the ground, thought he to himself, occasioned by the fall of an apple..." - Memoirs of Sir Isaac Newton's life, William Stukeley, 1752 In 1666 ...

If you ask anyone who the greatest scientist in history was, you’re overwhelmingly likely to come away with two names: Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton. Newton’s greatest achievements were his ...

In the world of physics, Isaac Newton’s three laws are fundamental. The first law is about inertia and the second law addresses acceleration. Newton’s third law of motion states that for every action, ...

Isaac Newton is renowned for renovating the foundations of mathematics, optics, and mechanics in the 17th century. What you may not know is that the famed British mathematician also aimed to overturn ...

It's true: Google Scholar profile of the renowned former physicist and polymath, Sir Isaac Newton bears a "verified email" note. According to Google Scholar, Isaac Newton is a "Professor of Physics, ...

According to one of the greatest scientific minds in history, the world is going to end in 2060. At least, that's what a rare collection of papers by Sir Isaac Newton appears to suggest, but the ...

Richard Easther and Frank Wang argue that a “Newton first” approach to undergraduate physics teaching can give students a better insight than focusing solely on “modern physics” The whole story Topics ...