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Mathematical wizard
The English scientist Sir Isaac Newton
(1643–1727) used a lot of BRAINY MATH
to explain how the world worked. Among
other things, he developed the theory
of gravity and was the first person
to explain exactly what makes objects
move. Newton’s ideas, known as his
“laws,” are still taught to students today.
How it changed
When Newton figured
out scientific laws
explaining how the Universe
operated, he paved the
way for wonders such
the world
as space travel.
Newton wrote a very
famous book, called A falling apple
The Principles of may have inspired
Natural Philosophy. Newton’s thoughts
on gravity.
Reaction
Action
Newton’s mother wanted him to be a farmer!
The three laws
Newton’s laws of motion
explain how forces move
objects and affect their
direction, speed, and Newton’s laws
distance traveled. The
THIRD LAW says that of motion
for each action there is
a reaction. For example,
if an object is pushed Mathematical discoveries that form
upward it will exert an
equal push downward. the basis of modern SCIENCE
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