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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Wow! Yes!! "Any interesting facts!?" about someone I consider to be one of the most interesting people who has ever lived - I suppose I can drum up a "few"!. I'll try to keep them to a minimum!. #1) His father died three months before he was born, could not sign his name, but was a wealthy farmer!. #2) Threatened to burn down his mother and subsequent step-father's house with them inside!. #3) Showed little promise in grammar school!. He was described as "idle" and "inattentive"!. #4) His aim at Cambridge was to obtain a degree in law but he stumbled upon Galileo, Kepler, and philosophy!. He recorded his thoughts in a book entitled "Certain Philosophical Questions" (title translated) headed by the statement "Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is truth"!. #5) He received his bachelor degree but the college was closed down for two years (1665-1667) because of the plague!. It was during this time that he began his study of mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy, and made most of his discoveries!. #6) He discovered White light was made up of separate colors and developed the wave theory!. #7) He invented the reflecting telescope - made the first one himself!. Had his first nervous breakdown during violent opposition to his theories on light!. Chronologically about here!. #8) Published the "Principia" (developed 1667 - published 1687), generally recognised as the greatest scientific book ever written!. Law of universal gravitation!. #9) Being a staunch Protestant, he strongly defended Cambridge against the king's attempts to appoint only Roman Catholics to positions that became vacant!. As a result of this he became one of two members of the Convention Parliament which declared that James had abdicated and offered the crown to William and Mary!. #10) Had his second nervous breakdown here!. #11) Became Master of the Royal Mint in 1699 and led it through a difficult period of recoinage being particularly active in the prevention of counterfeiting!. #12) Became president of the "Royal Society" in 1703 and was re-elected each year until his death (1727)!. #13) He wrote more about religion than he did about science!. His philosophy about natural and understandable laws became the seed for Enlightenment ideology!. John Locke and Voltaire applied these concepts to political systems advocating intrinsic rights!. "We hold these truths to be self-evident"!. #14) He studied Alchemy and had a huge amount of mercury in his body, discovered after he died!. #15) Developed Calculus (Method of Fluxions 1671 developed - published 1704), although he did not publish these findings until after they were published by Leibniz (1673 developed - published 1684) #16) He predicted the end of the world (no later than 2060) using biblical references " !. !. !. !.not to assert when the time of the end shall be, but to put a stop to the rash conjectures of fanciful men !. !. !. !." this was to prove this pursuit pointless by others by showing that the world did not end!.Www@QuestionHome@Com He spent many years trying to turn base metal into gold!. I believe he also spent a great deal of time trying to justify the Genesis story with science!. Remember his education had been primarily religious!. Www@QuestionHome@Com He nicknamed his penis "vladimir" and liked to have "sword fights" with Benjamin Franklin's grandfather!.Www@QuestionHome@Com He was a homosexual - and no kidding either!Www@QuestionHome@Com he only ate porridge every other dayWww@QuestionHome@Com he wrote extensively on religion and even set a date for the end of the world!. Www@QuestionHome@Com |