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Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton. Joni Jaeger Science, Technology and Society. Background. Born: Dec 25, 1642 Lincolnshire, England Father died shortly before birth Mother remarried a rich clergyman Never married Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, studied mathematics. Accomplishments.

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Sir Isaac Newton

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  1. Sir Isaac Newton • Joni Jaeger • Science, Technology and Society

  2. Background • Born: Dec 25, 1642 • Lincolnshire, England • Father died shortly before birth • Mother remarried a rich clergyman • Never married • Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, studied mathematics

  3. Accomplishments • 1687- Newton wrote Book 1 of Principia, which included the definitions and the laws of motion

  4. 1st Law of Motion • A body continues in a state of rest or to move with a steady velocity in a straight line if it is not acted upon by forces

  5. 2nd Law of Motion • When a force acts on a body it produces an acceleration which is proportional to the magnitude of the force

  6. 3rd Law of Motion • If body A exerts a force on body B, body B always exerts an equal and opposite force on body A

  7. 1696 Knighted Sir Isaac Newton • Isaac Newton had been appointed Warden of the British Mint. • As a result of his work at the Mint he was knighted by Queen Anne

  8. 1704 He wrote the Optics • Newton observed that white light could be separated by a prism into a spectrum of different colors

  9. Inventions • 1668 Newton made his first public scientific achievement with the invention and construction of a reflecting telescope. • 1699 Newton invented the Sextant

  10. Death • Sir Isaac Newton died at the age of 85. • Kensington, England • March 20, 1727

  11. Any Questions ??

  12. Bibliography • Isaac Newton by Michael Fowler Physics Dept., U Va http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures/newton.html • Sir Isaac Newton: Motion and Gravity • http://www.users.globelnet.co.uk/~thhf/newton/6.html • Sir Isaac Newton: The Nature of Light • http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~thhf/newton/3.html • Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) • http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People?Newton/RouseBall/RB_Newton.html

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