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1) Isaac Newton
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2003
Description
James Gleick has long been fascinated by the making of science -- how ideas order visible appearances, how equations can give meaning to molecular and stellar phenomena, how theories can transform what we see. In Chaos, he chronicled the emergence of a new way of looking at dynamic systems; in Genius, he portrayed the wondrous dimensions of Richard Feymnan's mind. Now, in Isaac Newton, he gives us the story of the scientist who, above all others,...
2) Isaac Newton
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Kathleen Krull's biographies for young readers have received accolades from publications such as Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, and here she profiles Sir Isaac Newton-the father of calculus and the man who pioneered studies of gravity
What was Isaac Newton like? Secretive, vindictive, withdrawn, obsessive, and, oh, yes, brilliant. His imagination was so large that, just "by thinking on it," he invented calculus and figured out the...
Author
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Across nine decades, Isaac Newton bestrode the world of science, becoming a colossus of experimentation, discovery and philosophy. How did a seventeenth-century Lincolnshire farm-boy become one of the most influential scientists of all time, his work still relevant to us today and for our future?0This fascinating new biography explores not only Newton's world and his times but the earlier ideas that were the foundation for his breakthroughs in science...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
When Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts was shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became "the last of the magicians." Newton the Alchemist unlocks the secrets of Newton's alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit...
5) Isaac Newton
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book presents the life and contributions of Isaac Newton, a pioneer of modern scientific methods, in which theories have to be put to the test to check that they really work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Highlights the life and career of the genius physicist, discussing his childhood years, his time at Cambridge, and his landmark book, known as the "Principia."
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the life of the English physicist whose work on the laws of motion and gravity and invention of calculus had great influence on the understanding of the physical nature of the universe.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Have you ever wondered how a Harlem Globetrotters player can spin a basketball on one finger for so long? Or what a basketball is made of? Or how the laws of physics are also the laws of basketball? You're only a few four-point shots away from becoming a Science of Fun Stuff Expert on basketball!"--Publisher description.
11) Isaac Newton
Author
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Isaac Newton was a revolutionary thinker who changed how we look at everything from gravity and optics to astronomy. He even invented a whole new type of math: calculus! This book follows Newton s journey of discovery from his childhood on an English farm through his years learning and teaching at Oxford and working with the Royal Society. It provides in-depth biographical and science information and puts Newton s immense discoveries in historical...
14) Ghostwalk
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
2007
Description
After the mysterious drowning of his mother Elizabeth Vogelsang, who was writing a controversial biography of Isacc Newton, Cameron Brown recruits his former lover to complete the book. This plunges her to into probing two series of murders, the 17th century murders of several who stood between Newton and his studies and present day targets of those who offend the an animal rights group.
18) Love's proof
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Jane finds Sir Isaac Newton's personal box of mysterios scientific discoveries in her mad uncle's home, and is compelled to analyze the information within. Can it be true that the box contains proof of the existence of God?
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