Sir Isaac Newton

Newton's Life

• Born- January 4, 1643
• Where? Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
• Death- March 31, 1727 (84 years old)
• Where? London, England, United Kingdom

What is Isaac Newton known for?

Isaac Newton is an English astronomer known for theorizing and accounting on gravitational force and the three laws of motion.

What are the three laws of motion?

First law of motion- An object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

Second law of motion- Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

Third law of motion- For every action there is an equal and opposite re-action.

What else is he famous for?

Sir Isaac Newton explained how the universal functions through physics and mathematics. He did this by developing the laws of motion, the laws of optics, the laws of gravity and calculus.

Facts

• Newton's discovered the theory of gravity after watching an apple fall in the orchard.
• Issac Newton discovered the telescope.