How Did Isaac Newton Contribute To The World

Sir Isaac Newton contributed in so many ways towards science and how we understand the world. Other scientists before him had ideas put on the table about motion and so forth, but it was Newton who made the connections. Newton’s young life was a struggle for him and he wasn’t always treated in the best way. But he made the best of his life and made himself into an important figure who changed how we view the world and science. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” -Frederick Douglas Newton developed three laws of motion, he wrote a book explaining his scientific ideas and theories and how he discovered these ideas. Without Newton we may not be as far in the scientific field as we are today. Without these three laws of motion we would not know why things move or sit still. Newton’s laws explain how cars function, how houses don’t fall down, and overall how things move around us. With knowledge …show more content…
One of his achievements was becoming the top mathematics professor at Cambridge University, he was part of the Royal Society and was was given the title of “Master of the Mint” at the Royal Mint when he was leaving Cambridge for London. Later on he moved up to president of the Royal Mint, which later on led him to be knighted, becoming Sir Isaac Newton. He participated in different activities in London such as watching and catching criminals while being in disguise. Newton took the role in London to heart, but it lead Newton into ending his science career. Newton was also named a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge and had a seat in Parliament. He became the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, a role he was in until he resigned several years later. Newton is considered the inventor of calculus because of all of his accomplishments and contributions towards the subject. Newton even had the honor of being the first scientist to be buried and honored in Westminster