English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in the hamlet of Woolsthorpe Lincolnshire England.
Growing up Isaac Newton attended Free Grammar school; although he did not in school he still earned the opportunity to attend at Trinity College Cambridge where he wanted to study law. Though Newton graduated with no honors or distinctions, his efforts won him a scholar and four years of support for future education however due to the great plague the university was forced to shut down.
Newton held many different positions through out his life time; including, chair of Lucasian professorship at Cambridge which he attained in 1669. Helped lead the resistance to King James II's attempts to re institute Catholic teaching at Cambridge, he was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament 1689 and In 1696, Newton was able to attain the governmental position he had long sought: warden of the Mint in 1696, he was then promoted to master of the Mint in 1699—a position that he would hold until his death.
Isaac Newton received numerous awards and honours such as a knighthood, the top mathematics professor at Cambridge University, admission to the Royal society, a seat in Parliament and Burial in Westminster Abbey.
Isaac Newton was born into an orthodox Christian family, growing up he surprised many people with his knowledge of the bible and spent a great deal of time trying to discover hidden messages within the it he also wrote a number of religious tracts that dealt with the literal interpretation of the bible.
Isaac Newton was both admired and hated within the scientific community during his time, he fascinated many people with his knowledge and theories of mathematics, motion, gravity and optics however he also had many rivals who believed that his theories were incorrect of that he had copied their work and claimed it as his own.
Isaac Newton died in London on March 31, 1727 at the age of 80, he laid the ground work for modern physics and had one of if not the greatest impact on science and life as we know it.
Growing up Isaac Newton attended Free Grammar school; although he did not in school he still earned the opportunity to attend at Trinity College Cambridge where he wanted to study law. Though Newton graduated with no honors or distinctions, his efforts won him a scholar and four years of support for future education however due to the great plague the university was forced to shut down.
Newton held many different positions through out his life time; including, chair of Lucasian professorship at Cambridge which he attained in 1669. Helped lead the resistance to King James II's attempts to re institute Catholic teaching at Cambridge, he was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament 1689 and In 1696, Newton was able to attain the governmental position he had long sought: warden of the Mint in 1696, he was then promoted to master of the Mint in 1699—a position that he would hold until his death.
Isaac Newton received numerous awards and honours such as a knighthood, the top mathematics professor at Cambridge University, admission to the Royal society, a seat in Parliament and Burial in Westminster Abbey.
Isaac Newton was born into an orthodox Christian family, growing up he surprised many people with his knowledge of the bible and spent a great deal of time trying to discover hidden messages within the it he also wrote a number of religious tracts that dealt with the literal interpretation of the bible.
Isaac Newton was both admired and hated within the scientific community during his time, he fascinated many people with his knowledge and theories of mathematics, motion, gravity and optics however he also had many rivals who believed that his theories were incorrect of that he had copied their work and claimed it as his own.
Isaac Newton died in London on March 31, 1727 at the age of 80, he laid the ground work for modern physics and had one of if not the greatest impact on science and life as we know it.