Sir Isaac Newton

History has brought many influential scientists. Sir Isaac Newton is perhaps the most influential scientist of all time. Without his works and discoveries, mankind might have been set back many decades or even scores in scientific and technological advancement. Therefore, because of his tremendous impact on mankind, it is important to study Sir Isaac Newton's life and acheivements.

Sir Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, England on January 4, 1643. He was underdeveloped and very small as a baby, being born a couple months premature to his mother, Hannah Newton. From the time he was a toddler, Newton lived with his grandmother (his father died three months prior to his birth and his mother moved away to get remarried to prosperous minister). Newton would fill his need for parents with God. As a boy, he studied the Bible for days on end, finding inspiration and developing his spiritual character. In fact, his grandmother decided she would enroll him in a school for the mentoring of future ministers. These events would cause Newton to develop a relentless work ethic.

Later, after Newton's mother had returned to him upon the death of her second husband, Sir Isaac Newton's passion for science and mathematics was ignited. This happened as a result of his mother's plan to take him out of school and make him a farmer, a occupation which he thought was pitiful because of his many failures. He later returned to school to finish his education (deciding to glorify and share Jesus through science) and, after having his uncle successfully persuade his mother, enrolled at the University of Cambridge.

With the Scientific Revolution in full swing, Sir Isaac Newton became very interested in advanced science and philosophy. In fact, he...

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...tal illness, causing him to write letters of false, offensive accusation to his friends. Luckily, Newton recovered and apologized for his rude behavior. Newton, upon gaining his sanity, returned to his previous fame and accomplished many more great feats. But, he would again fall from grace when he tried to force astronomer John Flamsteed to publish his notes on star patterns and other discoveries.

After losing his positions in society and being cast out of the world scene, Sir Isaac Newton developed abdominal problems. In 1727, Newton fell into a coma-like state of sleep, never to awake again. Sir Isaac Newton died on March 31, 1727. After his death, people began to realize the importance of his discoveries to science and mankind. This, in conclusion, is why he will always be remembered as the most influential scientist of all time and a great Christian man.