Sir Isaac Newton (jan 4, 1643 – mar 31, 1727)
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"English physicist and mathematician, who was the culminating figure of the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century. In optics, his discovery of the composition of white light integrated the phenomena of colours into the science of light and laid the foundation for modern physical optics."-Britannica
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jan 4, 1643
mar 31, 1727
~ 84 years