Newton. Biography

Isaac Newton is the greatest genius whose scientific views have forever changed our world. What kind of person was he? What circumstances prompted him to famous discoveries? The recognized master of the biographical genre Peter Akraid tells the story of the son of a simple landowner, who at the age of 24 has already come up with calculus with the help of infinitely small quantities, split white light into components and began to work on the theory of worldwide gravity. From a book full of historical details, you will learn why Newton wrote “mathematical principles” in Latin, why he postponed the publication of “optics” for 30 years, how he fought with counterfeiters as the keeper of the monetary court and how he changed the principle of scientific research, being the chairman of the royal scientific society. The author creates a portrait of a great scientist - a man of ambitious, unyielding and infinitely devoted to science