Sir Isaac Newton invented calculus and explained optics. His most significant work involved forces and the development of a universal law of gravity.

Isaac Newton's personal copy of the 1717 second edition of Opticks, long thought lost, has been found. ... but he also had a longstanding interest in optics. For instance, ...

In this extract from the new book Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science, science writer Philip Ball explains how Isaac Newton transformed our understanding of light.

Jan 4 is the official birthday of renowned mathematician, physicist and astronomer Isaac Newton. Millennials have something of a grudge against Sir Isaac Newton. If Newton's discovery of the Laws ...