By Kyle S, Garrett F, and Blake M
Birth of Isaac Newton
 Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643. however, At
the time of Isaac's birth, England hadn’t adopted the
Gregorian Calendar and so, his date of birth was recorded
as Christmas Day, December 25 1642.
Childhood
 When Isaac Newton was very young, his mother left him with his
grandmother to marry a very wealthy old man. 8 years after the two got
married, the wealthy old guy died and Isaac's mother came back to
him. With her, she brought back 3 kids that she gave birth to.
 Isaac Newton's father died 3 months before Isaac was even born, so he
didn’t know very much about his father. So to sum it all up, Isaac
Newton was mistreated when he was a child.
Overcoming obstacles
 When Isaac Newton was a child,
he didn’t know what he wanted to
be when he grew up. All of his
family expected him to be a farmer
just like them and his grades were
mediocre. From the age of about
twelve until he was seventeen,
Isaac was educated at The King’s
School Grantham. Isaac was born a
very small child, so no one ever
thought he would get a degree at
Trinity College and become one of
the greatest mathematicians of all
time.
School life
 Upon the death of his stepfather in 1653, Isaac lived in an extended
family consisting of his mother, his grandmother, a half-brother, and
two half-sisters. Isaac began attending the Free Grammar School in
Grantham. This was only five miles from his home. Isaac wasn’t getting
very good school reports, so his mother told him to come back home
to be a farmer which Isaac failed terribly at. Isaac’s uncle decided that
Isaac should prepare for entering a university and persuaded his
mother that this was the right thing to do so Isaac was allowed to
return to School in Grantham in 1660 to complete his school
education. Isaac finally took school seriously and was able to get a
degree at Trinity College.
Accomplishments
 Some of the greatest
accomplishments of Isaac Newton’s
life were:
 The Newton’s Laws of Motion which
became the founding principle of
mechanics.
 He invented the generalized
binomial theorem and then created
the infinitesimal calculus.
 And his greatest achievement was
being knighted by the queen of
England in 1705 for inventing the
reflecting telescope.
Inventions
 Probably some of the most
important inventions created by
Isaac Newton are:
 The reflecting telescope which
created a new age in “close-up
observation.”
 The light prism which reflects
light into a rainbow.
 And the complicated math
formula known as calculus.
Death of Isaac Newton
 Isaac Newton passed away in
London England on March 20, 1727.
He was buried in Westminster
Abbey.
 Some say that he suffered from a
severe nervous disorder that was
caused by overwork, stress of
controversy, or mercury poisoning.
 No matter what the cause, we will
miss Isaac Newton who was a great
tribute to the scientific and
mathematical world.
Interesting facts
 Isaac Newton was knighted by the queen when he was about 62 year of
age.
 One of Newton’s biggest rivals during his lifetime was Robert Hooke
who discovered cork in a cell.
 One of the most interesting things about Isaac Newton is that he was
born in the year that Galileo died. Isaac was 4 days old when Galileo
died.
By: Kyle smith, Garrett Flatt, and Blake Moore.
Birth of Galileo
 Galileo was born on February 15, 1564 in Pisa, Italy.
 Galileo was the first of six children of Vincenzo Galiliei, the
famous lutenist and music theorist and Galileo’s mother was
Giulia Ammannati. Four of their six children survived birth,
and the youngest child Michelangelo, became a lutenist and
composer.
 Galileo's full name was Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de'
Galilei.
Childhood
 At the age of 8, Galileo’s family moved to Florence, but
he was left behind for two years. He then was educated
in the Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa. Even
though he really wanted to be a priest as a young man,
he enrolled for a medical degree at the University of
Pisa at his father's urging. He did not complete this
degree, but instead studied mathematics.
School life
 When Galileo reached the age of ten, Galileo left Pisa to join his family
in Florence. He was tutored by Jacopo Borghini. Once he was old
enough to be educated in a school, his parents sent him to the
Camaldolese Monastery at Vallombrosa. Galileo enjoyed his life as a
hermit at the monastery. Galileo’s father didn’t want him to join the
monastery because he wanted Galileo to be a medical doctor. Against
his father’s wishes, Galileo studied mathematics. Galileo’s teacher
persuaded Vincenzo to allow Galileo to study mathematics. Galileo was
a to get a degree in mathematics and became a teacher of mathematics
in Florence Italy in 1585.
Scientific Methods
 Galileo made contributions to
the science of motion with a
combination of experiment and
mathematics.
 In order to perform experiments,
Galileo had to set up standards
of length and time, so that
measurements made on
different days could be
compared in labs.
 Also he himself was classified as
the father of Modern Science.
The Spyglass
 Galileo, in 1609, made a telescope
with about 3x magnification. He later
came up with a telescope with a 30x
magnification.
 He could see magnified, upright
images on the earth with what he
called a spyglass.
 He made quite a profit with his
telescopes by selling them to
merchants who would use them at sea
or traded them.
 Using his spyglass, he discovered 3
moons orbiting Jupiter.
Important discovery
 Galileo discovered that when you
drop two objects off the same
height at the exact same time,
then they will hit the ground at
exactly the same time no matter
what the size or weight of the
objects being dropped. However
if one object has wind resistance,
then the rule will be broken. He
experimented this on the leaning
tower of Pisa.
Astronomy
 Galileo discovered that the
objects orbiting Saturn were
rings.
 Galileo also discovered the
sunspots on the sun.
 Also, Galileo didn’t believe
that Neptune was a planet,
he thought it was a very dim
star.
Death Of Galileo
 Galileo died on January 8,
1643 in Tuscany Italy using
the American calendar.
 He died of fever and heart
palpitations.
 He will be remembered as a
the father of modern science
and as a great physicist,
mathematician, and
astronomer.
 He will be greatly missed.
Interesting Facts
 When Galileo was about 67 years old he was put under
house arrest by the pope.
 In his last few years, Galileo went completely blind.
For each question, you will have 30 seconds to answer.
Write your answers down on a separate sheet of paper.
True or False
 Isaac Newton’s grades were outstanding when he was a
child.
True or False
 Isaac Newton invented the light prism.
To the nearest year, how old was
Isaac Newton when he died?
 A.82
 B.48
 C.84
 D.77
True or false
 Galileo was the oldest child in his family.
True or False
 Galileo invented the reflecting telescope.
Galileo was…
 A. a physicist
 B. a mathematician
 C. an astronomer
 D. all of the above
 E. none of the above
Answer page
 1. False
 2. True
 3. C
 4. True
 5. False
 6. D
Resources
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton
 http://www.newton.ac.uk/newtlife.html
 http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/lectures
/newton.html