The Most Influential People In History

Sir Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton was born in England in 1642 and was a man of many trades. He was a mathematician, a physicist, an astronomer and an author. He’s considered to be one of the most influential scientists of all time. His book Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, contains “Newton’s Law of Motion”, forming the foundation of classical mechanics, and his law of universal gravitation.

Newton’s work has inspired many different scientists including one fellow list member Albert Einstein himself.