Táto séria sa ponorí do životov a diel vedeckých mysliteľov, ktorí formovali náš svet. Každý zväzok ponúka hlboký ponor do biografie kľúčových vedcov, odhaľuje ich prelomové objavy a osobné výzvy. Objavte inšpiratívne príbehy inžinierov, matematikov a fyzikov, ktorí posunuli hranice poznania. Je to oslava ľudského intelektu a vytrvalosti v honbe za vedeckým porozumením.
Isaac Newton, a volume in the ongoing Oxford Portraits in Science series, explores the life of the famed English mathematician and natural philosopher considered by many to be the greatest scientist that ever lived. Readers will learn about Newton's greatest accomplishments, such as the discoveries of gravity and the color spectrum and the development of calculus.
This book, part of the "Oxford's Lives and Legacies" series, offers a portrait of Isaac Newton and his era, highlighting his later role as master of the mint in London, where he successfully convicted William Chaloner, and his presidency of the Royal Society.