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, ...

Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter he penned in 1704.

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.

Meta-optics is advancing science and technology far beyond the 3,000-year-old ... The result is miniature components that scatter and manipulate light in ways that would have astounded Isaac Newton.