Isaac Newton

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences, History, Biography & Memoir, Reference, Historical
Cover of the book Isaac Newton by James Gleick, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: James Gleick ISBN: 9780307426437
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: December 18, 2007
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: James Gleick
ISBN: 9780307426437
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: December 18, 2007
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral—an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names—mass, gravity, velocity—things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo’s discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation.

James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton’s reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion—ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral—an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names—mass, gravity, velocity—things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo’s discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation.

James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton’s reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion—ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians.

More books from Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Cover of the book The Old Man and the Gun by James Gleick
Cover of the book MEXICO: The Struggle for Peace and Bread by James Gleick
Cover of the book El libro de los americanos desconocidos by James Gleick
Cover of the book Doing Justice by James Gleick
Cover of the book Furious Hours by James Gleick
Cover of the book A Nation of Deadbeats by James Gleick
Cover of the book Letters from London by James Gleick
Cover of the book Anna of All the Russias by James Gleick
Cover of the book Sports from Hell by James Gleick
Cover of the book A Year in Provence by James Gleick
Cover of the book The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution by James Gleick
Cover of the book Reagan's War by James Gleick
Cover of the book The Wolf Gift by James Gleick
Cover of the book The Diary of an American Au Pair by James Gleick
Cover of the book Musical Motley by James Gleick
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy