Isaac Newton was a well-known physicist and mathematician from the times of the Scientific Revolution. He is often identified for developing the principles of modern physics. Many recognize him from the myth of his discovery of gravity whilst sitting under a tree and which an apple fell upon his head. His curiosity of the path upon which the apple fell, sparked his theories of motion and gravity. Despite these well-known discoveries, there is much more to Newton than what is commonly known. Newton was born January 4, 1643 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. His mother originally planned for him to be a farmer, but he proved to do better in his studies and spent his educational years at the King’s School in Grantham. His Uncle later transferred …show more content…
Within this work, Newton expressed his basic laws of motion. Those being, a stationary body will stay stationary unless an external force is applied to it, Force is equal to mass times acceleration and a change in motion is proportional to the force applied, and for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. These three laws lead Newton to his theory of gravity. In Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation, he states that two objects attract each other with a force of gravitational attraction that’s proportional to the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers (Biography.com). His three laws provided an explanation for elliptical planetary orbits and most motion present within our …show more content…
He had become a wealthy and successful man. However, he never had much in terms of family and never married or became close with many people. In his life time he became well-known for his contributions of the Scientific Revolution and earned his title as Sir Isaac Newton after being knighted by Queen Anne of England in 1705. Newton is mostly referred to as the man with the apple and his basic laws of motion. ALthough, many often fail to recognize his various studies in optics, planetary motion, and infinitesimal calculus. Then there is his overall behavior and pattern within society that is seldom taught or recognized. Overall, Isaac newton was known to be an English physicist, mathematician, and large part of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th