newton, isaac

"This book traces the life of Isaac Newton, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the work on gravity and light for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Newton's life."--Provided by publisher.

One of the greatest scientific minds of the past 500 years, Sir Isaac Newton laid the groundwork for the theory of gravity and the laws of motion. This volume, dedicated to his life and work, goes beyond the biography of a great, and sometimes controversial, man.

Tells the story of how Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. Written in graphic-novel format.

Provides an illustrated biography of Isaac Newton chronicling his life and accomplishments. Includes a timeline and fact boxes on seventeenth-century life.

Details Newton's life from a childhood in Lincolnshire to the heretical religious ideas that absorbed him as a scientist.

Humphrey, the young scribe of Isaac Newton, learns lessons about overcoming personal hardship as he works with Newton to prove the scientist's theories on celestial movement.

By the age of 23, he had laid the foundations for calculus, the laws of gravity, motion and inertia, and begun experiments on light. His major work is called 'The Principia'. Isaac Newton has been called the Father of Modern Science. His incredible body of work represents arguably the greatest contribution to science ever made by an individual. But despite living at the vibrant center of an inspired social scene, his personal life was marked by loneliness. Examine the many discoveries and private fears of this remarkable man.

Photographs, illustrations, and text describe to use Newton's laws of motion to solve problems.

Explores and compares the life and works of two physicists, regarded as geniuses, from childhood through their professional careers.