Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeralâan unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them namesâmass, gravity, velocityâthings our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileoâs discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation.
James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newtonâs reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motionâideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians.
Finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Behavioral Sciences
Publisher : Vintage
Author : Gleick, James
Language : English
Edition : Illustrated
Published :2004-06-08
Number Of Pages : 288
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1400032954
ISBN-13 : 9781400032952
Item weight : 0.6 lb
Dimensions : 0.7 in x 5.2 in x 7.9 in
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