The story of Isaac Newton's life. He discovered gravity, and the laws of motion that underpin much of modern physics. Yet he had dark secrets.

August 16, 2007 New research suggests that a key aspect of the calculus, commonly attributed to Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibnitz in the late 1600s, may in fact have been discovered more than ...

Those interested in a lucid, nontechnical account of the battle between Isaac Newton (1642–1727) and German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) over who invented calculus will welcome ...

Isaac Newton is known as one of the most important scientists in history, yet much of his personal life remains surprisingly unknown. He is remembered for gravity, the laws of motion, and calculus, ...

Isaac Newton is believed to BE the greatest scientist who ever lived. He was also a mathematician, physician and philosopher. He had also formulated theories about motion, gravity and calculus among ...

If you have read Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver—the first volume of his Baroque Cycle (2003)—you will remember the smell of the age he recreates: Wet ink, gossip, gunpowder, and the new arrogance of ...