Isaac Newton
I, Isaac Newton (1643–1727), am best known for having invented the calculus in the mid to late 1660s and for having formulated the theory of universal gravity — the latter in my Principia, the most important scientific book ever written.
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Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and author widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time.
Informazioni di base
ContinenteEurope | SubregioneWestern Europe | Data di nascita1643-01-04 |
UbicazioneUnited Kingdom | LinguaEnglish | Data di morte1727-03-31 |
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton | ||
Significato
EraModern | SignificatoIsaac Newton is considered one of the most important scientists in history. His work in the field of physics and mathematics has significantly influenced the course of scientific thought. | ContributiLaws of motion
Universal gravitation
Calculus |
EventiPublication of Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
Invention of Calculus | ||
Citazioni
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.