Isaac Newton Research Paper
Sarah DeGarso
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton made a multitude of discoveries that are still relevant in today’s academia. Many people have referred to him as one of the most important scientist that has ever lived. He is mostly known by his Theory of Universal Gravity and laws of motion, Newton’s laws, but he also influenced the areas of math and optics. Newton had a passion for alchemy and astrology. Today Newton’s laws of motion and gravity theory are still taught in schools as one of the most fundamental parts of physical science. Newton’s discoveries made an impact on academics and how the physical world was viewed.
Isaac Newton was born in 1642 in Lincolnshire, England. He attended trinity College at Cambridge University from 1661 to 1665 …show more content…
The first one states that a body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will stay in motion at a constant speed in a straight line unless a force acts upon it. The second law states that any change of motion in a body is in proportion to the force pressing on it, and takes place in the direction of a straight line in which the pressing force acts. The last law states that for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction. It can also be phrased as; when one body acts on another body the forces are equal in opposite directions. (R.H. 1999)
Newton’s second book was about his study of light which revolves around his experiments with prisms. Newton set up a glass prism so that a beam of white light hit it. This white light passed through the prism and showed three different colors on the other side. Newton used a couple screens and a second prism in this experiment to isolate one color from the first prism. He did this to prove that the prism was not coloring the …show more content…
"Sir Isaac Newton." About.com Inventors. New York Times Company. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blnewton.htm>.
Chew, Robin. "Sir Isaac Newton | Scientist and Mathematician." Lucidcafé Interactive Café and Information Resource. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95dec/newton.html>. Hall, Alfred R. "Isaac Newton 's Life." Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 1998. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html>.
Hauk, D. W. "Isaac Newton the Alchemist." Transform Yourself Using the Operations of Alchemy! Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.alchemylab.com/isaac_newton.htm>.
H, R. "Sir Isaac Newton and His Contributions to the Field of Science." Sir Isaac Newton. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/NEWTON/Newton.htm>.
Isaac Newton 's Contributions. (2008, February 01). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 15:36, March 29, 2012, from http://www.writework.com/essay/isaac-newton-s-contributions
Smoller, Laura. "Newton and the Binomial Theorem." University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://ualr.edu/lasmoller/newton.html>.
Storr, Anthony. "Isaac Newton." The British Medical Journal 291 (1985): 1783.
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton made a multitude of discoveries that are still relevant in today’s academia. Many people have referred to him as one of the most important scientist that has ever lived. He is mostly known by his Theory of Universal Gravity and laws of motion, Newton’s laws, but he also influenced the areas of math and optics. Newton had a passion for alchemy and astrology. Today Newton’s laws of motion and gravity theory are still taught in schools as one of the most fundamental parts of physical science. Newton’s discoveries made an impact on academics and how the physical world was viewed.
Isaac Newton was born in 1642 in Lincolnshire, England. He attended trinity College at Cambridge University from 1661 to 1665 …show more content…
The first one states that a body at rest will remain at rest and a body in motion will stay in motion at a constant speed in a straight line unless a force acts upon it. The second law states that any change of motion in a body is in proportion to the force pressing on it, and takes place in the direction of a straight line in which the pressing force acts. The last law states that for every reaction there is an equal and opposite reaction. It can also be phrased as; when one body acts on another body the forces are equal in opposite directions. (R.H. 1999)
Newton’s second book was about his study of light which revolves around his experiments with prisms. Newton set up a glass prism so that a beam of white light hit it. This white light passed through the prism and showed three different colors on the other side. Newton used a couple screens and a second prism in this experiment to isolate one color from the first prism. He did this to prove that the prism was not coloring the …show more content…
"Sir Isaac Newton." About.com Inventors. New York Times Company. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blnewton.htm>.
Chew, Robin. "Sir Isaac Newton | Scientist and Mathematician." Lucidcafé Interactive Café and Information Resource. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95dec/newton.html>. Hall, Alfred R. "Isaac Newton 's Life." Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences. 1998. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html>.
Hauk, D. W. "Isaac Newton the Alchemist." Transform Yourself Using the Operations of Alchemy! Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.alchemylab.com/isaac_newton.htm>.
H, R. "Sir Isaac Newton and His Contributions to the Field of Science." Sir Isaac Newton. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://www.richeast.org/htwm/NEWTON/Newton.htm>.
Isaac Newton 's Contributions. (2008, February 01). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 15:36, March 29, 2012, from http://www.writework.com/essay/isaac-newton-s-contributions
Smoller, Laura. "Newton and the Binomial Theorem." University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://ualr.edu/lasmoller/newton.html>.
Storr, Anthony. "Isaac Newton." The British Medical Journal 291 (1985): 1783.