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Biography

This person was the culminating figure of the revolution of mathematical physics, called the New Science, developed in the 17th century. In optics, this Englishman who was born on Christmas Day discovered the composition of white light; he integrated the study of colors into the science of light; he laid the foundation for the science of optics. In mechanics, he discovered the three laws of motion which laid the foundation for modern mathematical physics and resulted in the formulation of the universal law of gravitation. But wait, there is more: he was the inventor of the infinitesimal calculus which provides a way to mathematically study rates of change and motion. This man from Lincolnshire wrote a book, Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, which is the most important single work in the history of Western science.

Who was he?

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Isaac Newton (1643-1727) He was the founder of the New Science of the 17th century, and is considered the greatest mathematical physicist in the West.