Cette série explore la vie et l'œuvre des esprits scientifiques qui ont façonné notre monde. Chaque volume offre un aperçu approfondi des biographies de scientifiques clés, révélant leurs découvertes révolutionnaires et leurs défis personnels. Découvrez les histoires inspirantes d'ingénieurs, de mathématiciens et de physiciens qui ont repoussé les limites du savoir. C'est une célébration de l'intellect humain et de la persévérance dans la quête de la compréhension scientifique.
Isaac Newton, a volume in the ongoing Oxford Portraits in Science series, explores the life of the famed English mathematician and natural philosopher considered by many to be the greatest scientist that ever lived. Readers will learn about Newton's greatest accomplishments, such as the discoveries of gravity and the color spectrum and the development of calculus.
This book, part of the "Oxford's Lives and Legacies" series, offers a portrait of Isaac Newton and his era, highlighting his later role as master of the mint in London, where he successfully convicted William Chaloner, and his presidency of the Royal Society.