In 18th-century France, science was a men’s club, and women were expected to be ornaments. One aristocrat, the Marquise ...

GOTTFRIED LEIBNIZ, MATHEMATICIAN: When Isaac first explained his theory of gravity to me, I remember being impressed. Not by the theory, which, as far as I could tell, was basically that stuff falls ...

Isaac Newton laid the foundations of modern science. He discovered gravity and the principles governing motion, light, and cooling. He invented a reflecting telescope, counterfeit-proof coins, and ...

Today, we celebrate the birthday of one of the most important human beings to walk the face of the Earth. On this day, in 1642, Sir Isaac Newton was born. He would be 371. Newton was a physicist and ...

The 17th century manuscript, which was handwritten by Isaac Newton, describes a procedure for making mercury—a substance that alchemists thought could turn lead into gold. As reported in Chemistry ...

Over three centuries ago, the renowned physicist and mathematician Isaac Newton predicted that the apocalypse would occur in 2060, according to an ancient letter discovered by researchers. The letter, ...

Isaac Newton was one of the greatest physicists to have ever lived. However, he too wasn’t spared by ‘Mr Market’, as he ended up losing £20,000 back then in 1720. How did the legendary scientist burn ...