The Resource Isaac Newton, James Gleick
Isaac Newton, James Gleick
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- Summary
- An incisive portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science. Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral - an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names - mass, gravity, velocity - things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo's discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation. James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton's reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion - ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Extent
- xii, 272 p.
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003
- Contents
-
- What imployment [sic] is he fit for
- Some philosophical questions
- To resolve problems by motion
- Two great orbs
- Bodys [sic] & senses
- The oddest if not the most considerable detection
- Reluctancy and reaction
- In the midst of a whirlwind
- All things, are corruptible
- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry
- First principles
- Every body perseveres
- Is he like other men
- No man is a witness in his own cause
- The marble index of a mind
- Isbn
- 9781400032952
- Label
- Isaac Newton
- Title
- Isaac Newton
- Statement of responsibility
- James Gleick
- Subject
-
- truePhysicists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueMathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Scientists and inventors
- trueScientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueBiographies
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- trueNewton, Isaac, 1642-1727
- Físicos -- Gran Bretaña -- Biografías
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An incisive portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science. Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral - an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names - mass, gravity, velocity - things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo's discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation. James Gleick, the author of Chaos and Genius, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of his generation, brings the reader into Newton's reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion - ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians
- Summary
- A portrait of one of the world's greatest scientific minds traces the evolution of Isaac Newton's scientific thought, from his early years at Cambridge University through his critical contributions to the history of science
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2003
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 158613
- Cataloging source
- VWM
- Dewey number
- 921
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC16.N7
- LC item number
- G55 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Isaac Newton, James Gleick
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index
- Contents
- What imployment [sic] is he fit for -- Some philosophical questions -- To resolve problems by motion -- Two great orbs -- Bodys [sic] & senses -- The oddest if not the most considerable detection -- Reluctancy and reaction -- In the midst of a whirlwind -- All things, are corruptible -- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry -- First principles -- Every body perseveres -- Is he like other men -- No man is a witness in his own cause -- The marble index of a mind
- Control code
- 2470209
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Extent
- xii, 272 p.
- Isbn
- 9781400032952
- Other physical details
- ill., port.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55696750
- (OCoLC)55696750
- Label
- Isaac Newton, James Gleick
- Note
- Originally published: New York : Pantheon, 2003
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index
- Contents
- What imployment [sic] is he fit for -- Some philosophical questions -- To resolve problems by motion -- Two great orbs -- Bodys [sic] & senses -- The oddest if not the most considerable detection -- Reluctancy and reaction -- In the midst of a whirlwind -- All things, are corruptible -- Heresy, blasphemy, idolatry -- First principles -- Every body perseveres -- Is he like other men -- No man is a witness in his own cause -- The marble index of a mind
- Control code
- 2470209
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books ed.
- Extent
- xii, 272 p.
- Isbn
- 9781400032952
- Other physical details
- ill., port.
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm55696750
- (OCoLC)55696750
Subject
- trueAdult books for young adults
- trueBiographies
- Físicos -- Gran Bretaña -- Biografías
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine
- trueLife stories -- Science, technology, and medicine | Scientists and inventors
- trueMathematicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueNewton, Isaac, 1642-1727
- Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727
- truePhysicists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueScience Writing -- Physics
- trueScientists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Genre
- trueAdult books for young adults
- Biografías
- trueBiographies
- trueBiography
- trueLife stories
- trueScience Writing
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