Synopses & Reviews
Sir Isaac Newton, creator of the first and perhaps most important scientific theory, is a giant of the scientific era. Despite this, he has remained inaccessible to most modern readers, indisputably great but undeniably remote. andlt;BRandgt; In this witty, engaging, and often moving examination of Newton's life, David Berlinski recovers the man behind the mathematical breakthroughs. The story carries the reader from Newton's unremarkable childhood to his awkward undergraduate days at Cambridge through the astonishing year in which, working alone, he laid the foundation for his system of the world, his andlt;Iandgt;Principia Mathematica,andlt;/Iandgt; and to the subsequent monumental feuds that poisoned his soul and wearied his supporters. andlt;BRandgt; An edifying appreciation of Newton's greatest accomplishment, andlt;Iandgt;Newton's Giftandlt;/Iandgt; is also a touching celebration of a transcendent man.
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andlt;Iandgt;New Scientistandlt;/Iandgt; This is Newton brought to life. You step through its pages into his mind.
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Hugo Rossi andlt;Iandgt;American Scientistandlt;/Iandgt; Berlinski does a masterful job...The architecture of Newton's physics is laid out here clearly and sharply.
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andlt;Iandgt;The Christian Centuryandlt;/Iandgt; Berlinski draws an elegant portrait of Isaac Newton and his scientific discoveries that will captivate...A thoroughly engaging and sensitive guide to Newton's "soul-shattering worldview."
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Julia Keller andlt;Iandgt;Chicago Tribuneandlt;/Iandgt; David Berlinski plus any topic equals an extraordinary book...Making simple and accessible that which had previously been murky and intimidating is Berlinski's speciality.
About the Author
andlt;bandgt;David Berlinskiandlt;/bandgt; is an essayist, philosopher, and mathematician. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton and has spent many years in various academic positions across America and abroad. He is the author of andlt;Iandgt;A Tour of the Calculusandlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;The Advent of the Algorithm.andlt;/Iandgt; He lives in Paris.
Table of Contents
andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Introductionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Note to the Readerandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;OL TYPE="1" START="1"andgt;andlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;In the Year that Galileo Diedandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;An Escape from the Plowandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Infiniteandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Special Instrumentandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;Newton in His Primeandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Field of Rancorandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;A Good Questionandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;A Study in Starknessandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;A Loan from the Futureandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Orb of the Moonandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The System of the Worldandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Captive of His Camouflageandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;Master of the Mintandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Defileandlt;BRandgt; andlt;LIandgt;The Questandlt;BRandgt;andlt;/OLandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Appendix:andlt;/Iandgt; Descent into Detailandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Newton Chronologyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;