At age 26, Isaac Newton invented calculus because a friend asked him a question pretty much on a dare. To answer it he needed a new type of math and came up with calculus. Beside his work on gravity Newton was a genius that the general public does not know everything about. Centuries old manuscripts reveal the hidden pursuits of a scientific genius. Delving into his studies from the question of God, to his scientific discoveries, and his obsession with alchemy…
And if you are interested, all of Isaac Newton’s writings are now available online, scanned by Cambridge University and published online, every page of his original work. Click here to view his writings.
