Do you ever wonder why the planets stay in orbit? Or do you ever wonder how calculus came to be? Well, you can thank Isaac Newton for these things. He was a scientist and mathematician and was a big help in the 17th century. Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England, United Kingdom, and died on March 1, 1727 in London, England, United kingdom at the age of 85. Isaac Newton studied for a degree in law. For college he enrolled in King’s school in Grantham, which is a town in Lincolnshire. Newton’s mother wanted him to become a farmer, but newton had no interest whatsoever in farming and failed his exams. Isaac newton had a temper, he would mostly argue with Hooke, and Leibniz. Isaac Newton hated being criticized. Newton
