Isaac Newton
Calculus co-inventor
Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist whose work in the late seventeenth century established the foundations of classical mechanics.
His laws of motion and universal gravitation dominated scientific understanding for over two centuries.
Newton also developed calculus and made fundamental contributions to optics.
The name invokes genius itself: He's no Isaac Newton, but he's competent.
Principles governing physical dynamics
- mechanicsScience of motion
- opticsScience of illumination
- principiaFoundational principles or elements
- kinematicsStudy of movement itself
dynamics · force · mass · acceleration · momentum · inertia · energy · classical physics
Mutual pull between masses
- orbitCurved celestial path
- appleCrisp tree fruit
- massQuantity of matter
- attractionPull toward something
falling bodies · freefall · weight · force · tides · inverse square law · planetary motion · moon
Transformative change in understanding
- reflecting telescopeMirror-focused astronomical instrument
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- principiaFoundational principles or elements
- natural philosophyHistorical term for science
Mathematical analysis system
- differentialRelative difference between things
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
algebra · series · limit · proof · number theory · analysis · quadratic · equation
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
- occultConcealed from view
esoteric · magnum opus · furnace · mercury · sulfur · antimony
laws of motion
Principles governing physical dynamics
kinematics · dynamics · force · mass · acceleration · momentum · inertia · energy · classical physics · pendulum
universal gravitation
Mutual pull between masses
falling bodies · attraction · freefall · weight · force · tides · inverse square law · planetary motion · moon · projectile motion
scientific revolution
Transformative change in understanding
- reflecting telescopeMirror-focused astronomical instrument
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- principiaFoundational principles or elements
natural philosophy · enlightenment · rationalism · empiricism · parliamentarian
calculus
Mathematical analysis system
- differentialRelative difference between things
- integralAntiderivative or crucial component
- infinitesimalQuantity approaching zero
geometry · algebra · series · limit · proof · number theory · analysis · quadratic · equation · interpolation
philosopher's stone
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- hermeticismAirtight, impervious condition
- elixir of lifeLegendary immortality concoction
occult · esoteric · magnum opus · furnace · mercury · sulfur · antimony
- PhysicistsAlbert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Richard Feynman, Enrico Fermi, Max Planck
- British InnovatorsJames Watt, George Stephenson, Michael Faraday, Thomas Telford, Charles Babbage
- British MathematiciansAlan Turing, Charles Babbage
- British ScientistsCharles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Stephen Hawking, Francis Crick, Joseph Priestley
- Cambridge AlumniCharles Darwin, Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Bertrand Russell, John Milton
- Natural Philosophersnatural philosopher, Francis Bacon, Joseph Priestley, Michael Faraday, Carl Linnaeus
Isaac NewtonNostradamus
Renaissance physician-prophet from France
astrologers · alchemists · mystics · faith healers · pseudoscientists