Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton (January 4, 1643 - March 31, 1727) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of science. He is best known for formulating the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation, which laid the foundations of classical mechanics. In his work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687), he developed a mathematical framework that explained the motion of bodies both on Earth and in the cosmos. Newton also made significant contributions to optics and was one of the founders of calculus. His legacy profoundly transformed physics and our understanding of the universe.
Quotes
- If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
- What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.
- I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.
- To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction.
- No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.
- Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
- Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
- If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.