Describes the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician who changed our perception of the universe.
Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother.
Emphasizing the childhood of each famous individual, the books in this series blend personal diaries, school reports, family photographs, and primary quotes to create a scrapbook-style layout which gives a close-up look at some of the most ...
In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks to illuminate the real importance of his work.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.
A biography of the famous seventeenth-century English physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, who formulated the laws of gravity, force, and motion.
A concise biography of Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists in history.
Presents Newton's investigations into the nature of color and refraction and describes his theory that sunlight is made up of rays of different colors
Newton was an authentic genius with all too human faults. This book captures both sides of this truly extraordinary man.
First published in 1962, this volume collects together some of Newton's most important scientific papers.
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