Isaac Newton
January 4, 1643, Woolsthorpe, England - March 31, 1727, Kensington, England
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Scientist
Modern Era
British
I am Sir Isaac Newton, born January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe. In a quiet orchard, I beheld an apple’s fall and pondered the pull that binds the heavens to the earth.
My Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica gave the world the laws of motion and gravitation — a clockwork universe of measure and reason.
I split light through prisms, traced the arc of comets, and turned to ancient alchemy in secret. I presided over the Royal Society, ever seeking order amid the unknown.
What I Leave Behind
- I showed that nature’s patterns yield to mind and method.
- I proved that the same force moves apples and planets alike.
- I remind all who inquire: stand upon the shoulders of giants, and see farther still.
Look close, look true — and find the laws beneath the world’s appearance.