1642-1727

Examines Isaac Newton's "Principia," and demonstrates how it sets out Newton's approach to science.

"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.

Explores Newton's life and achievements and assesses how he came to influence posterity.

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.

Examines the personality of Sir Isaac Newton, the seventeenth-century genius who developed the laws of motion, looking at his abilities in math and science, as well as his obsessions with religion and alchemy.