Isaac Newton‘s monumental book, Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, was published July 5, 1687. Newton had ...

Isaac Newton reached the level of genius in two different disciplines: physics and making people miserable. This is a tale of his accomplishments in the latter discipline. The object of his scorn ...

In a column in November, “Isaac Newton Learned About Financial Gravity the Hard Way,” I looked at a new study of the investing career of the great physicist. The great scientist was a hapless ...

Newton’s father, also named Isaac Newton, died a few months before young Isaac was born on December 25, 1642 (or January 4, 1643 New Style). When his mother, Hannah, gave birth, the baby was so ...

He says that Newton made no mathematical discoveries after the invention of calculus. He occasionally accepts the truth of a dubious anecdote, like the one about the dog Diamond accidentally causing ...

Sir Isaac Newton, the polymath who discovered gravity in his early twenties and is credited with groundbreaking advances in calculus, physics and optics, took notes on a possible cure for the ...

A new exhibit at the New York Public Library traces the genius and impact of Isaac Newton, the 17th-century scientist who become a lasting icon in society.

Welcome back for part two of the panel discussion about Isaac Newton following a performance of the play Isaac's Eye on February 20th. This production of the play runs through March 10th at the ...

One of the most famous scientific works produced by Sir Isaac Newton hundreds of years ago is getting new light after two historians uncovered copies of the first edition in 27 countries, more ...