Isaac Newton
The apple, the genius, the rivalries. What were his discoveries and controversies?
Isaac Newton became one of history’s most important scientists - all thanks, as legend has it, to an apple falling from a tree. But beyond the famous anecdote is the story of a polymath who revolutionised our grasp of how the universe works and led a life plagued by rivalries, grudges, and accusations of plagiarism.
Loved by some, derided by others, why was Newton so controversial? What were his most enduring discoveries? And why did he step away from science?
This is a Short History Of Isaac Newton.
A Noiser production, written by Fiona Ford. With thanks to Dr Patricia Fara, a historian, Fellow of Cambridge University, and author of Life After Gravity: Isaac Newton’s London Career.
