A biography of Isaac Newton.

Article about Newton's contributions to the field of Mathematics.

Michael Fowler Physics Dept., U.Va. Index of Lectures and Overview of the Course Link to Previous Lecture Newton's Life In 1642, the year Galileo died, Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England on Christmas Day. His father had died three months earlier, and baby Isaac, very premature, was also not expected to survive. It was said he could be fitted into a quart pot. When Isaac ...