Isaac Newton‘s monumental book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, was published July 5, 1687. Newton had ...

When Isaac Newton took on the role of master of the mint in 1696, it marked a stark shift in his career. Once a modest ...

Isaac Newton is perhaps the foundational archetype of a lone genius: pairing astonishing intelligence with abysmal interpersonal skills. "If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be ...

Sir Isaac Newton -- best known for his exploits in science and math -- was also a Christian who put his analytical mind to ...

As for Isaac Newton’s prized sample of red earth from John Locke, it was very likely thrown out after Newton died in 1727. Unless someone kept it. Imagine a little packet of Philosophers’ Stone stuck ...

Was the scientist Isaac Newton a grandfather of the American Revolution? When Newton published his revolutionary new theories of gravity and motion way back in 1687, I’m sure he didn’t ...

Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter he penned in 1704.

Sir Isaac Newton letter from 1704 predicts when world will end – and it’s not far away. As well as formulating the laws of gravity, Sir Isaac Newton was a theologian. Bryony Gooch.

It turns out that one of the best ways to do this is by using an algorithm that Isaac Newton developed over 300 years ago. This algorithm is fairly simple. It’s a little like searching, blindfolded, ...