Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, politician and author who was described in his time as a "natural philosopher". He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment.
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Calculus
Melvyn Bragg and guests Patricia Fara, Simon Schaffer and Jackie Stedall discuss the dispute between Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz over who invented calculus.
24 September 2009
Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Patricia Fara, Jackie Stedall
The Laws of Motion
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion – three sentences that explain the movements of everything from planets to ping pong balls.
3 April 2008
Featuring: Simon Schaffer, Raymond Flood, Rob Iliffe