Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was born in 1643 and entered Trinity College, Cambridge University in 1661. He is considered the greatest scientist of all time and his “Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” the greatest scientific His principal scientific achievements were the classical laws of motion the theory of gravity, planetary motion, the nature of light, the first reflecting telescope and the calculus. Numerous other principles of mathematics are also credited to him. He held the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge University and became a Fellow of the Royal Society and later President. He became involved in several controversies notably with Gottfried Leibniz on priority in the invention of the calculus and with the scientists Robert Hooke on the nature of light and with the then Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed for publishing Flamsteed’s work prematurely. Newton was appointed to the post of Warden of the Mint in London and he is credited with taking very firm action against counterfeiters who were debasing the coinage He became Master of the Mint on the death of the incumbent and remained in that position for the rest of his life. He was knighted in 1705 and died in 1727. In his later life he devoted most of his time on propounding his religious beliefs. He is buried in Westminster Abbey in London.
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