Sir Isaac Newton

Childhood and education

Sir Isaac Newton was very bright at school and he passed an exam to get into Grantham Grammar School. In 1661 he joined Trinity College in Cambridge where he got his bachelor of arts degree in 1665. He then became a mathematician. In 1669 he had a great boost in his career and became the new Lucasian Chair of Mathematics.

Working to define gravity

In the 1670’s Newton worked on the mathematics of gravity at home in Cambridge. After a long time, he completed his calculations and shared them with Halley (a publisher) who wanted to publish his work.

How he became famous

In 1686 Newton presented his first book to the Royal Society. After 3 years Newton was elected as Cambridge’s representative to parliament. After 16 years of studying, Newton was finally knighted by Queen Anne. That’s why he is now known as Sir Isaac Newton.

Old age

It was getting near to his death and his third book was written 1 year before he died. He died on March 20^th 1727. His legacy was the three laws of motion.

By Rohan and Eddie