Esta serie se sumerge en las vidas y obras de las mentes científicas que dieron forma a nuestro mundo. Cada volumen ofrece una mirada en profundidad a las biografías de científicos fundamentales, explorando sus avances y luchas personales. Descubra las inspiradoras historias de ingenieros, matemáticos y físicos que ampliaron los límites del conocimiento. Es una celebración del intelecto humano y la perseverancia en la búsqueda de la comprensión científica.
Isaac Newton, a volume in the ongoing Oxford Portraits in Science series, explores the life of the famed English mathematician and natural philosopher considered by many to be the greatest scientist that ever lived. Readers will learn about Newton's greatest accomplishments, such as the discoveries of gravity and the color spectrum and the development of calculus.
This book, part of the "Oxford's Lives and Legacies" series, offers a portrait of Isaac Newton and his era, highlighting his later role as master of the mint in London, where he successfully convicted William Chaloner, and his presidency of the Royal Society.