Takur Conlu
Period 6
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton, born December 25, 1642 at Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire,
England. He was born to Isaac Newton Sr., who had died three months before the birth of his
son, and Hannah Ayscough. Later in Newton’s life, his mother had remarried a Reverend and
went to live with him, at Newton’s own distraught. He was sent to live with his Grandmother,
Margery Ayscough. In a list of sins made by Isaac Newton up until the age of 19 years old, he
states how he threatened both his mother and his step-father to commit arson to them inside their
homes. His mother later returned after the death of her husband with three children.
Newton attended school at the King’s School in Grantham from the age of 12 to 17. His
education at the school stopped there after his mother wanted to turn her son into a farmer.
Newton disliked being a farmer and his former school’s master, Henry Stokes, persuaded his
mother to let him continue his education. Isaac Newton had then finished his exams and
graduated from that school. In June 1661, Newton went to Trinity College in Cambridge. It was
there that he invented Calculus which is still used today.
After Newton received his degree in August, 1665, the school closed in response to the
Great Plague. Newton returned to Woolsthorpe to evade the danger of the Plague. It was at his
home that he developed his theories on Calculus, Optics, and the Law of Gravitation. He lasted
for two years and then later continued at the Trinity.
In Newton’s lifetime, he had made inventions and many theories about things. He had
made theories on colors about the compositions of white light. Another one was the laws of
gravity and how objects can orbit a planet. He also made improvements on the telescope.
While he has mostly been known for his work in the field of science, Isaac Newton was
also an Alchemist and Theologist. He studied not just Science but also the occult practices of
Alchemy, and Religion. Like other Alchemists, Newton was also after the Philosopher’s Stone.
Newton’s efforts were in vain as he had only wasted time trying to find it but didn’t. He later
returned to just doing Science soon after. In April 1705, Queen Anne knighted Newton while he
worked at the Trinity College and was given the title of “Sir” in front of his full name.
Isaac Newton died on March 31st, 1727. He died in his sleep and was later buried at
Westminster Abbey. Upon examination of his hair, Mercury was found and his eccentricities
towards the end of his life may have been the result of poisoning.
To this day, Isaac Newton is remembered for his work in the subjects of Math and Science. He,
along with other Scientists, Astronomers, and Mathematicians such as Aristotle or Galileo are
now taught about in schools all over the world. Sir Isaac Newton’s work shall go down in history
man centuries from now and like he was inspired by his predecessors, his work may inspire
future people to work in the field of Science.