SIR ISSAC NEWTON

VITAL STATISTICS

• Name- Sir Issac Newton
• Lifespan- December 25, 1643- March 20,1727
• Birthplace- Woolsthrope, Lincolnshire, England
• Age at Death- 84

HISTORIC wORLD EVENTS

• Charles 1 was beheaded by Cromwell during the French Revolution
• Great Fire of London which was a fire in London which spread rapidly
• A plague known as Black Death broke out

EDUCATION

• The Kings School
• University of Cambridge
• Trinity College

MARITAL AND FAMILY STATUS

• Mom- Hannah Ayscough
• Dad- Issac Newton Sr.
• Wife- Never Had One
• Stepdad- Barnabas Smith

OCCUPATIONS

• Scientists
• Mathematician
• Chemist
• Philosopher
• Astronomer

THREE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MATH

• He made mathmatics a foundation for science
• Con invented calculus
• Used math to find out science answers

TWO INTERESTING FACTS

• He discovered gravity by watching an apple fall out of a tree
• Newton was supposed to be a farmer

SOURCES

• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/isaacnewton.html
• http://www.biography.com/people/isaac-newton-9422656?page=2
• http://teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/newton.html
• http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/newtongrav.html