SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642 1727 Sir Isaac Newton

SIR ISAAC NEWTON 1642 - 1727

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Isaac Newton 1642 -1727 ► Isaac Newton was born almost 400 years ago. ► He was born to a farming family, but was lucky enough to go to school. ► He finished university at the age of 23. www. makemegenius. com Free Science Videos for Kids

Isaac Newton 1642 -1727 ► He was very shy when he was a young man and made most of his discoveries in secret. ► It was only when the famous scientist Edmond Halley asked Newton for help, did the world find out about Isaac’s discoveries www. makemegenius. com Free Science Videos for Kids

Discoveries and Inventions Mathematics ► Invented calculus, a complicated form of mathematics that looks at how things change. Optics ► Discovered white light is made up of a spectrum of colours. ► Invented a telescope that uses a curved mirror instead of a glass lenses.

Discoveries and Inventions Physics ► Formulated Newton’s Laws of motion ► Worked out and proved how gravity worked

His laws of motion ► 1. An object in motion will stay in motion and an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. ► 2. Force equals mass times acceleration. ► 3. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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Newton's Legacy ► Newton is by many people considered to be the most important scientist that ever lived. Just about every modern technology we use, would not exist with out Newton. ► Everything from cars to space travel would not be possible without using Newton’s discoveries.