What did isaac newton discover
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Sir Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born in 1643 and became famous for his work on gravity and his three laws of motion. He was also well known for his work on light and colour, and what is now called calculus (a branch of mathematics).
The famous story of an apple falling to the ground from a tree illustrates how Newton's work on gravity was inspired by things he observed in the world around him.
Top 10 facts
- Isaac Newton is best known for 'discovering' gravity, but he worked on so many different topics that our understanding of the world was changed forever by his work..
- Newton had many roles in his life beyond his scientific research: he was Warden and Master of the Mint, and President of The Royal Society, as well as a member of parliament (MP).
- Newton was born very early (premature) and his family thought he would die, but he actually went on to live to the age of 85.
- Newton was a grumpy man and often argued with people.
- Newton discovered that white light is made up of a range of colours.
- Newton’s mum wanted him to become a farmer. Newton
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DICK:Today we're going to introduce you to one of the greatest scientists ever to live.
DOM:A genius who helped uncover the invisible force that controls not only how everything in the world moves but everything in the universe.
DICK:From this bouncing ball.
DOM:To the stars and the moon in the sky.
DICK:Ladies and gents we give you, the man who discovered how gravity works - Sir Isaac Newton.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON:Oh get me down!
DOM:Alright then.
DICK:There you are, gravity.
SIR ISAAC NEWTON:Aaahh.
DOM:'Newton was born in 1643, when the laws of nature and the universe were a big mystery. It was the early days of modern science.'
DICK:'Newton made many advances in our understanding of the universe, maths and physics.'
DOM:'But it was here where he began to make his ground-breaking discoveries about gravity.' And with this apple, well not this apple, the original's a bit mouldy by now but with an apple. Watch this.
DICK:Did that give you any genius thoughts?
DOM:No.
DICK:Well it did for Isaac because he started thinking why did the
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Isaac Newton facts for kids
This page is about the scientist and mathematician. For the American agriculturalist, see Isaac Newton (agriculturalist).
Sir Isaac NewtonFRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Early life
Isaac Newton was born (according to the Julian calendar in use in England at the time) on Christmas Day, 25 December 1642 (NS 4 January 1643), "an hour or two after midnight", at Woolsthorpe Manor in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a hamlet in the county of Lincolnshire. His father, also named Isaac Newton, had died three months before.
When Newton was three, his mother remarried and went to live with her new husband, the Reverend Barnabas Smith. Newton's maternal grandmother, Margery Ayscough (née Blythe), took care of him. Newton disliked his stepfather and did not want his mother to marry him. Newton's mother had three children (Mary, Benjamin, and
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