In addition to his breakthroughs in physics and philosophy, he made important discoveries in mathematics, optics, and astronomy. Newton is one of the biggest names in science, partially thanks to his being t he first to manage to explain nature by using mathematical equations, which was unthinkable prior to his theories. During this period, he made important discoveries such as the development of the basics of classical mechanics, his Method of Fluxions (derivative calculus), the generalization of the binomial theorem in addition, he showed up the physics of colors. When he was 23, he had to return to his family home because of an outbreak of the plague in 16. He graduated in mathematics from Trinity College as a mediocre student.
This was called the Gregorian calendar and Newton’s birthday is actually different on this calendar. However, back in the 17th century when Newton was alive they lived by a different calendar. So, a year later, he enrolled at the University of Cambridge to continue his studies, although from the outset, he preferred the library to classes. Isaac Newton has two birthdays Isaac Newton was born on the 4th of January 1643 in line with today’s calendar. To compensate for how difficult it was to socialize, given his introverted nature, Newton focused on his studies and became the best student at the school.Īt 17, his mother wanted him to dedicate himself to farming, taking charge of the lands inherited from his stepfather, but he was not interested in assuming the responsibilities of a landowner. During his childhood and young adulthood, Newton was an introvert he had few friends and was disinterested in his studies, even though he was intelligent, curious, and imaginative.Īt 13 he was enrolled in King’s School, near the village of his birth, where he studied the basic curriculum of an elementary school of the era: Latin, High Greek, geometry and arithmetic. Three months before he was born, his biological father died, and when Isaac was only three years old, he was left in the care of his grandparents because his mother’s new husband didn’t want to raise a stepson. Isaac Newton was born on Januto a poor, farming family in Woolsthorpe, a village in the county of Lincolnshire, England.