What kind of person was Newton?

In his book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy published in 1688, he described gravity and three laws of motion, which laid the foundation for the next three centuries.

Newton (20 photos)

The scientific view of the physical world has become the basis of modern engineering. By proving the consistency between Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his theory of gravity, he showed that the motions of objects on the ground and celestial bodies all follow the same laws of nature. Thus, the last doubt about the sun center was eliminated and the scientific revolution was promoted.

In mechanics, Newton expounded the principle of conservation of angular momentum. In optics, he invented reflecting telescope, and developed the color theory based on the observation that a prism diverges white light into a visible spectrum. He also systematically expressed the law of cooling and studied the speed of sound. In mathematics, Newton and gottfried leibniz shared the honor of developing calculus. He also proved the generalized binomial theorem, put forward the "Newton method" to approximate the zero point of the function, and made it.

1687' s magnum opus Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy opened a great scientific era. Newton is the most influential scientist and is known as the "father of physics". He is the founder of Newton's laws of motion based on classical mechanics. His three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation laid the foundation of modern physics and mechanics, and his law of universal gravitation and Heliocentrism of Copernicus laid the theoretical foundation of modern astronomy. The launch of artificial earth satellites, rockets and spaceships and the calculation of their orbits are still based on this theory. In 2005, the Royal Society conducted a poll entitled "Who is the most influential person in the history of science", and Newton was considered to be more influential than Albert Einstein. The genetic analysis of Newton's hair shows that Newton is the carrier of Asperger's syndrome and has the expression of XQ28 gene, which adds to Newton's mystery.