Isaac Newton: And the Scientific Revolution

by Gale E. Christianson

Book Overview

In 1665, when an epidemic of the plague forced Cambridge University to close, Isaac Newton, then a young, undistinguished scholar, returned to his childhood home in rural England. Away from his colleagues and professors, Newton embarked on one of the greatest intellectual odysseys in the history of science: he began to formulate the law of universal gravitation, developed the calculus, and made revolutionary discoveries about the nature of light...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195120809
• ISBN13: 9780195120806
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 6.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Great biography

Well written, in-depth book on one of the greatest scientists of all time. The book flows nicely, and has a lot of little facts you didn't know about Newton. Touches slightly on his work, but focuses mainly on his life, achievements and conflicts.

One of the best and most beautiful biographies I've read lately...

I loved this biography for its depth and fascinating insight into the perplexing and most complicated life of Isaac Newton. What an interesting and extremely devoted man. He immersed himself in science to the exclusion of nearly all other interests and relationships, and found himself very alone in his pursuits. However, as most men and women of powerful intellect, he was driven by the need to prove his theories and to understand the Creator's world. Christianson explores Newton's deep Christian feelings and beliefs, his political ideas, and his scientific discoveries and controversies with extraordinary precision and elegant language. This is definitely the best biography I have read this year (2007). I'm so glad I invested the time and money in this glorious and inspiring biography of a never-to-be-forgotten genius!