When Isaac Newton took on the role of master of the mint in 1696, it marked a stark shift in his career. Once a modest ...

These scientists may be lesser known than Einstein and Newton, but they made giant contributions to science, including astronomy, physics, chemistry and medicine. Isaac Newton once wrote, "If I have ...

As for Isaac Newton’s prized sample of red earth from John Locke, it was very likely thrown out after Newton died in 1727. Unless someone kept it. Imagine a little packet of Philosophers’ Stone stuck ...

Sir Isaac Newton -- best known for his exploits in science and math -- was also a Christian who put his analytical mind to ...

History's greatest minds, including Einstein and Curie, defied conventional study methods, embracing self-directed learning ...

Isaac Newton is perhaps the foundational archetype of a lone genius: pairing astonishing intelligence with abysmal interpersonal skills. "If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be ...

Prof Snobelen said in his Statement on the Date 2060 that Sir Isaac didn’t believe the world would end in a literal sense.. He added: “For Newton, 2060 AD would be more like a new beginning ...

Isaac Newton predicted the end of the world in a chilling letter he penned over 300 years ago. The renowned physicist who discovered the law of gravity wrote in 1704 that the world would cease to ...

Sir Isaac Newton wrote his theory of gravity in a home-made ink created with beer as a key ingredient, a study suggests.. The physicist published his theory of calculus, his three eponymous laws ...