Sir Isaac Newton is one of the pillars of science of all time. It is now made their discoveries are perceived as a given, but at one time he turned the understanding of many things and helped his contemporaries with a fresh look to the world. He confidently takes his place among the greatest scientific minds of all times and peoples.
In childhood, the future scientist loved to make mechanical toys. Perhaps partly this gave him the opportunity to further formulate the three basic laws of mechanics. The greatest people in the history of Isaac Newton considered Galileo, Kepler and Descartes. In addition to the law of the world, he made many other discoveries. So, it was Newton who, through experiments, proved that white color is a mixture of other colors of the visible spectrum. Contrary to the popular legend, Newton had no apples on his head. This legend was popularized by the French writer Voltaire.
The scientist never hurried with the publication of his discoveries, with the result that many of them were brought to the world 20-30 years after they were made. Sir Isaac Newton became the first Englishman to be dedicated to the Queen in knights for scientific merit. About one tenth of the personal library of the scientist was occupied by numerous books on alchemy. As a member of the House of Lords, Newton always attended her meetings, but over the years he never opened his mouth to them. The only time he asked for a word was when he asked to close the window.
Shortly before his death, the scientist worked on the book, which he called the main work of his life. Unfortunately, what this book was about was never recognized by anyone — there was a fire in the house and the manuscript was burned. It was Isaac Newton who chose the seven primary colors of the visible spectrum. And at first he limited himself to five, but then he added two more.
