How Did Sir Isaac Newton Affect The World

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Laura Perez
Mr. Sandquist
Physics (H)
November 21, 2014
Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was considered, and still is the father of modern science. Newton’s beliefs and theories affected the world greatly during his time, and still play a big role in the physics of today, and our life. In this research paper, I will be discussing Sir Isaac Newton’s theories, laws, and how his role in physics affected the world greatly. Sir Isaac Newton’s early life affected him, but also made him a stronger person. Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England in January 4, 1643. When Newton was born, he was born as a premature baby, who meant he was tiny and weak, and forced him to fight for his life. Newton’s father died three months before Newton was born.
When Newton was three years old, his mother married a man; Newton hated his stepfather. His mother abandoned him with his maternal grandmother. Newton attended …show more content…

This law explains that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction. Whenever an object pushes another object it gets pushed back in the opposite direction equally hard.
Unfortunately, not everything was good in the publication of Principia, because Hooke accused Newton of plagiarism for supposedly stealing his theory. But the Royal Society does not accept Hooke’s accusation because he had only discovered the theory of orbits attraction into squares. Newton was furious and removed the entries Hooke contributed to the book, Newton wanted to remove Principia, but Halley talked to Hooke and Newton. They agreed to leave the book as it was.
Life and Newton's fame grew, but otherwise Hooke’s life worsened after the death of his niece and his companion. Newton was Hooke’s greatest rival; the more he hated, the most famous Newton became. The Royal Society wanted Newton to be the new president, but Hooke refused to leave until he died in

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