Sir Issac Newton 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726 (dec 25, 1642 – mar 20, 1726)
Description:
He was a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author. He was born on Christmas Day at Woolsthorpe Manor his father died 3 months before he was born. Newton created 3 laws of Physics which we have proved correct over the years and built our other laws based on his. two interesting facts is sis dog once set his laboratory on fire and Newton once stuck a needle in his eye not literally but he did put it in between his eye and the adjacent bone as part of his investigation of vision and color perception. He inserted it applying pressure to distort the eye. The result was Several white, dark, and colored circles appeared within his sight. Please don't try this at home.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 25, 1642
mar 20, 1726
~ 83 years