The Life of Isaac Newton - Hardcover

Westfall, Richard S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521432529 ISBN 13: 9780521432528

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Isaac Newton is indisputably one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. This book is an abridged version of Professor Westfall's highly acclaimed and well known Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton. By eschewing technical details, the author makes this book accessible to a wide range of general readers interested in history of science and biography. Westfall is also the author of The Construction of Modern Science.

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Book Description:

In The Life of Isaac Newton, biographer extraordinaire Westfall lucidly and engagingly captures both the personal life and scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure.

From the Back Cover:

Isaac Newton was indisputably one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0521432529
• ISBN 13: 9780521432528
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350