What exactly is gravity, and how does it work? From Newton’s early groundbreaking discoveries to Einstein’s revolutionary ...

Isaac Newton's law of gravity, which was made public in 1687, is being questioned as physicists try and define our universe; theories about dark matter and even more mysterious dark energy have ...

A Wealthy Scientist at the Royal Mint When Isaac Newton took on the role of master of the mint in 1696, it marked a stark shift in his career. Once a modest academic earning £100 a year (about £ ...

Isaac Newton is renowned for renovating the foundations of mathematics, optics, and mechanics in the 17th century. What you may not know is that the famed British mathematician also aimed to overturn ...

Albert Einstein's discoveries changed our concept of gravity by adding revolutionary layers to Isaac Newton's theories. Here's what else Einstein did.

Isaac Newton is perhaps the foundational archetype of a lone genius: pairing astonishing intelligence with abysmal interpersonal skills. "If we evolved a race of Isaac Newtons, that would not be ...

In Isaac’s Eye, the 20-something Newton is desperate to win the attention of the intellectual elite of his time in order to gain admittance to the Royal Society, recently chartered by King ...

In 2016, a Latin first edition of Newton’s “Principia Mathematica” was sold at Christie’s in New York for $3.7 million to an undisclosed buyer, making it the most expensive scientific book ...

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.

A Toast to Newton and a Long-Lived 'Principia' Dibner Institute for History of Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is giving Isaac Newton a party to celebrate publication ...

Newton’s New Vision “Isaac’s Eye,” by Lucas Hnath, imagines Isaac Newton as an ambitious young man hoping to win admission to the Royal Society. By Charles Isherwood Snapshot ...