My name is Sir Isaac Newton. I was born on January 4th, 1643. I began my schooling at The King’s School, in Grantham, and then moved on to Trinity College, in Cambridge. Unfortunately, this was not to last for long as the school closed due to fear of the plague. I then began to work at home on calculus, optics, and the law of gravitation.

My greatest work is the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. It contains my greatest scientific discoveries, from my three universal laws of motion, to the idea of universal gravitation. I dare say my work is rather exceptional, I predict it will be at least 100 years before anyone finds a way to improve upon my work!

I have many other accomplishments in addition to the Principia. I discovered that light has an inherent color; meaning that when we see light, we’re seeing the already-colored light, not the result of objects generating the color. I discovered that light and physical bodies are one in the same, and can be converted into one another. Using this knowledge, I created a spectacular reflecting telescope.

Of all my accomplishments, the one which proves beyond a doubt my ability to persevere and achieve results is the hanging of William Chaloner. Chaloner dared to accuse the mint of providing tools to counterfeiters while I was Warden of the Royal Mint. I investigated Chaloner, found him to be involved in counterfeiting, and put him on trial. This ultimately failed because Chaloner had friends in high places. However, I went out and found conclusive evidence, tried him again, and saw him hanged. I also solved the problem of “coin clipping”, which is taking some of the gold or silver from the edge of a coin.

My other noteworthy achievements include being Master of the Mint from 1699 to 1727, named president of the Royal Society in 1703, and an associate of Acedemie des sciences. I was a member of parliament from 1689 to 1690 and in 1701. I was also knighted by Queen Anne in 1705. While I have had the great fortune to accomplish so many things, I know that if I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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David, Leonard. “Newton, Isaac.” Space Sciences. Ed. Pat Dasch. Vol. 2: Planetary Science and Astronomy. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 119. 4 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. Nassau Community College Library – SUNY. 4 Nov. 2007
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Bassett, David A. “Newton, Isaac.” Chemistry: Foundations and Applications. Ed. J. J. Lagowski. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. 144-145. 4 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. Nassau Community College Library – SUNY. 4 Nov. 2007
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“Isaac Newton.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 4 November 2007. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 30 October 2007. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_newton>