Isaac Newton was one ... after his stepfather's death, Newton was taken out of school to work on the family farm. However, Newton preferred to spend his time reading. So, at his uncle's urging ...

New Scientist once described Isaac Newton as “the supreme genius and most enigmatic character in the history of science.” His three greatest discoveries — the theory of universal gravitation ...

Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthorpe in the parish of Colsterworth, Lincolnshire on Christmas Day 1642, only son of Isaac, a farmer, and his wife Hannah (Ayscough). His father died before his birth ...