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=﻿Sir Isaac Newton= By: Louis



Isaac Newton was born in 1642 and he died in 1727. He was born in lincolnshire and grew up in Woolsthorpe, in 1661 he entered Cambridge University. During his child hood he was interested in making mechanical devices rather then studying. He wanted to go to college, but he didnt have enough money. So he attended school at the lowest entry and he had to run errends for the other students. Isaac Newton studied science and math when he was in university. later the university shut down because of the black plauge, so he went home to study on his own.

Sir Isaac Newton was inspired when he was working in his garden, and an apple fell from a near by tree. This inspired him to inquire on why the apple fell. This lead to many more questions untill he finally created the universal theory of gravitation. The universal theory of gravitation has changed the world because now that we know about gravity we know why we wont float away, his dicovery has enabled humans to progress in science and enginerring. His discovery of gravity lead to him creating the 3 laws of motion: An object in motion tends to remain in motion unless an external force stops it; an object moves in a straight line unless some force diverts it; and for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Within a year Isaac Newton made 3 great discoveries, gravity (laws of motion), Light, and calculus. He came up with his second discovery by keeping himself locked in a dark room, while looking at beams of light that would come through the cracks in the room. He came to the conclusion that the sun reflects different colors on things and then it absorbs most of the other colors. Newton's third discovery was calculus he was 24 at the time, but he didnt publish his findings untill 20 years later. When he published his findings someone else discoverd the same thing, but Newton said the man stole his idea. There was a big debate and it wasn't untill 200 years later when it was decided that both men had come to the conclusion without helping the other.

Newton has had a lasting impact on society because we have used his laws of motion to create things like the roller coaster, cars, the bicycle ect. He was the person who created the modern mind, Without him were would we be? I think that Isaac Newton is a risk taker and he is knowledgeable. I think this because to find out what was pulling the apple down he had to take risks and some people thought he was crazy when he started to inquire on this. He is knowledgeable because when he saw the apple fall off the tree he could have just left it, but he inquired on it and it lead to creating the laws of gravity.

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