Description
This compelling biography portrays Isaac Newton as both a revolutionary thinker and a deeply complex, often secretive man. Drawing on his letters, notebooks, and the intellectual world of seventeenth-century England, it traces the development of his groundbreaking work in physics, optics, and calculus alongside his fascination with alchemy, theology, and the hidden forces of nature. The narrative explores the tensions between Newton’s ambition, isolation, anger, and search for truth, revealing how his ideas transformed science and reshaped humanity’s understanding of the universe. More than an account of one life, it is a vivid meditation on the origins of modern knowledge and the mind that helped redefine our place in the cosmos.
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paperback
Vintage
Published Jun 8, 2004
272 pages
ISBN: 9781400032952
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First Published
2003
Language
eng
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