Newton is one of the greatest physicists in human history. His works for two hundred years determined the development of modern natural science. They became his standard and for a long time were unsurpassed in the degree of generalization.
The creation of the theory of relativity did not negate the Newtonian concept, as is often mistakenly thought, but only made it a special case. But what do we know about the researcher himself?
Newton and apple
It is simply impossible to talk about Newton and not touch on the ubiquitous legend about the apple falling on the head, wandering from source to source. Obviously, this cannot be any explanation for the creation of the theory of gravitation. If only because all people in general have ever been hit on the head by something falling, and the law of gravitation was created by only one of them.
Note that there is still some real content in the legend. Newton watched the fall of the apple from the side, which he himself told his biographers as the driving motive in his reflections on gravity. But precisely as a motive: the law of universal gravitation appeared in its complete form two decades later.
Fun fact about Isaac Newton: The first Apple logo featured a scene with a falling apple. Newton is near an apple tree, from which a ripe fruit is about to break. However, there are too many small details for the logo in this image, and therefore not even a year has passed since the familiar version appeared for everyone.
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Isaac Newton's life
An interesting fact from the biography of Isaac Newton: he was born a very sickly child, was on his hair from death. But overcoming the illness, Isaac never got sick again in his life.
His father was a wealthy farmer, but did not live to see his son born. Isaac received the name in honor of his father.
Isaac was interested in the structure of the world from a young age. In the lower grades, he was the champion in long jump, and the wind helped him in this! He realized that he could jump in the wind further and used it. Later he wrote a scientific paper and calculated the effect of wind force on the length of the jump in feet.
From a young age, he was engaged in inventions. The toy wind turbine he built fascinated not only children, but also adults. Later, as a teenager, he collected a water clock. Their accuracy was incredible and within a month this watch was used as a standard for measuring time in the family.
In 1665, plague raged in England and Newton was forced to quit his studies and return to his native village. Mother tried to captivate Isaac with farming, but to no avail. Newton remained faithful to science.
Isaac Newton had no children. Moreover, he never married, devoting his entire life to science.
Interesting facts about Newton's work
Sahak Newton was not only a theoretical physicist, but also an employee of the British Mint. He managed to solve a problem that baffled other coins. The value of metallic money was determined in accordance with the content of the base metal in them. There were clever "craftsmen" who cut small pieces along the edges of official coins and made new ones from them.
The scientist proposed to make small lines in the extreme parts of the coin, which exclude the possibility of grinding or cutting off the edges imperceptibly. This is how the herd appeared, which is still used in monetary affairs.
It is believed that it was Newton who was the person who identified the 7 primary colors of the rainbow. Although initially there were only five of them (red, yellow, green, blue, purple), he tried to match the numbers with the notes and added 2 more colors. So we got 7 colors of the rainbow, which he wrote about in his book "Optics".
Isaac Newton was not afraid to experiment on himself. Proving that we see the world around us thanks to the pressure of light on the retina, he passed through the pupil with a thin probe and pressed on the fundus. At the same time, he almost lost his sight, but bright flashes and colored circles in front of his eyes proved him right.
Newton was engaged in research not only in physics. In addition to creating classical mechanics, which in itself already makes his name immortal, Isaac Newton formed the theory of color, created the integral and differential calculus in mathematics.
Another interesting fact about Isaac Newton was his work in government. As you know, he sat in parliament and was extremely laconic. More precisely, he spoke only once during the years of his service. When he asked to be given the floor, those present were quiet in anticipation. And he asked to close the window, because the draft prevents him from thinking.
The inclinations of the researcher were already evident in his childhood, when the future great physicist and mathematician worked diligently on the simplest technical devices. He became the first person to be knighted for scientific work, and not for government or military service.
As a physicist, he paid much attention to religion. He was closely involved in the search for God and wrote his "Great Work", which, in his opinion, was supposed to change the fate of people. But the fire in his house took away all of Isaac's religious works.