Isaac Newton Short Story

Isaac Newton (1643-1727), who was born in Lincolnshire, outlined the laws of mechanics that now support vast swaths of classical physics.

He is also a co-inventor of calculus, a gifted mathematician, and a major contributor to the science of optics. Newton outlined the principle of gravity, which explained how the planets revolve round the sun. During his life, he was showered with honours, including the presidency of the Royal Society. He is renowned as a supreme rationalist, though he actually wrote more about alchemy and religion, including a 300,000-word treatise that attempted to prove the pope was really the Antichrist and an “apocalyptic whore”.