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

“Our system is remarkable because it’s incredibly simple,” said paper author and physicist David Grier of New York University.

Explore how Newton’s discoveries in physics, mathematics, and optics reshaped science and continue to influence our understanding of the universe.

Isaac Newton laid the foundations of modern science. He discovered gravity and the principles governing motion, light, and cooling. He invented a reflecting telescope, counterfeit-proof coins, and ...

Born Dec. 25, 1642, Isaac Newton is likely best known for his conception of the theory of gravity. But there were many more layers to him: In June 1665, with the plague burning through England, Newton ...

Sir Isaac Newton, the polymath who discovered gravity in his early twenties and is credited with groundbreaking advances in calculus, physics and optics, took notes on a possible cure for the plague ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of the most important human beings to walk the face of the Earth. On this day, in 1642, Sir Isaac Newton was born. He would be 371. Newton was a physicist and ...

Brandeis University’s Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department possesses an exceptionally rare unpublished handwritten manuscript by Sir Isaac Newton. The manuscript, a ...

Among Newton's odd experiments were staring at a solar eclipse and wedging a needle behind his eyeball. NY Post composite/Mike Guillen Isaac Newton was a legendary scientist best known for ...

Sir Isaac Newton believed the pyramids at Giza held the key to the end of the world. Pyramidology is the broad pseudoscientific study of the "secrets" of the pyramids. Newton faced religious ...

Explore how Newton’s discoveries in physics, mathematics, and optics reshaped science and continue to influence our understanding of the universe.