Newton's Gift How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World
- List Price: $24.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish date: 10/01/2000
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Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist in modern history -- he discovered the theory of gravity, invented calculus, and wrote the Principia Mathematica, and it was his discovery of the universal laws of nature that launched the scientific era. Yet few know the story of his life or understand the true magnitude of his achievements. Now, one of our most gifted popularizers of mathematics and science offers a fascinating portrait of the man who discovered the "system of the world".
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Newton, whose mother was reluctant to let him give up a farming future for university, remained an introvert throughout his life. Except for one youthful infatuation, his greatest intimacy was with a handsome Swiss mathematician. His intellectual competitions were epic: against Robert Hooke, who accused him of plagiarism, and Leibniz, who fought for credit as the co-inventor of calculus. His political escapades are equally fascinating: he took over the British Mint, rescuing the currency and ingeniously catching London's most famous counterfeiters.
Newton's discoveries rocked the world. Berlinski's Newton presents the flesh and blood behind one of history's greatest icons.
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