Regarded as one of the greatest scientists of all time. Sir Isaac Newton. Famous for Laws of Motion and discovering gravity by accident of nature, falling apple.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton#Biography
Godfrey Kneller's 1689 portrait of Isaac Newton (aged 46) | |
| Born | 4 January 1643 [OS: 25 December 1642][1] Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth Lincolnshire, England |
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| Died | 31 March 1727 (aged 84) [OS: 20 March 1727][1] Kensington, Middlesex, England |
| Residence | England |
| Citizenship | English |
| Nationality | English (British from 1707) |
| Fields | Physics, mathematics, astronomy, natural philosophy, alchemy, theology |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Academic advisors | Isaac Barrow[2] Benjamin Pulleyn[3][4] |
| Notable students | Roger Cotes William Whiston |
| Known for | Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Calculus Optics |
| Influences | Henry More[5] |
| Influenced | Nicolas Fatio de Duillier John Keill |
| Religious stance | Arianism; for details see article |
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