Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, both intelligent, driven, revolutionary scientists who changed the way we look at the world. Their advancements science can still be felt in our everyday lives. Both Newton and Einstein made equal contributions to modern physics and mathematics, with Einstein building upon Newton’s theories, impacting the world today.
Isaac Newton, born December 25th 1642 (January 4th 1643 depending on the calendar) in Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire England. He was the only son of a prosperous local farmer who died three months before Newton was born. Newton was born premature, and weak and wasn’t expected to survive. When he was three his mother remarried and left Isaac to be raised by his grandmother. Being left at a …show more content…
Newton got his basic education from the King's School in Grantham, and later continued on to Cambridge where he spent most of professional career (Isaac Newton). Though Newton did not receive any sort of honors from schooling at Cambridge he did eventually become a professor at the university. Newton’s first scientific publication was Optiks: Or, A treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. Later, in 1687 Newton published his most famous and lasting work the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which included the three laws of motion, and universal gravity equation. Eventually he left Cambridge, and went to London to represent the university in parliament. While living in London Newton changed his focus of study, moving away from physics and more towards alchemy and chronology. In 1697 he was promoted to a long sought position of warden …show more content…
Einstein attended Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich for elementary school but struggled with the rigid teaching style. After elementary school Einstein attended the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School. He lived with the schoolmaster’s family and met many friends including his future wife Mileva Maric. Maric, and Einstein got married on January 6th 1903, and went on to have two sons Hans, and Eduard. The marriage wasn’t happy however with them divorcing in 1919, and Einstein marrying his cousin (Albert Einstein Biography). In 1905 Einstein published 4 papers in Annalen der Physik, one of the best known physics journals. One of these published works was Einstein's theory of relativity which is by far his greatest scientific achievement. Einstein came up with the equation E=mc2 which took physics in a brand-new direction. In 1915 Einstein published his general theory of relativity, which he considered to be the culmination of his life. When his theory was proved in 1919 Einstein became a global icon eventually winning him the Nobel Prize in physics. In 1933 Einstein and his wife emigrated to Princeton, New Jersey because of the growing anti semitism in Europe. Einstein would never return to Europe, and spent most of the rest of his life working on finishing his unified field theory. In 1939 Einstein tried to
Isaac Newton, born December 25th 1642 (January 4th 1643 depending on the calendar) in Woolsthorpe in Lincolnshire England. He was the only son of a prosperous local farmer who died three months before Newton was born. Newton was born premature, and weak and wasn’t expected to survive. When he was three his mother remarried and left Isaac to be raised by his grandmother. Being left at a …show more content…
Newton got his basic education from the King's School in Grantham, and later continued on to Cambridge where he spent most of professional career (Isaac Newton). Though Newton did not receive any sort of honors from schooling at Cambridge he did eventually become a professor at the university. Newton’s first scientific publication was Optiks: Or, A treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections and Colours of Light. Later, in 1687 Newton published his most famous and lasting work the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy), which included the three laws of motion, and universal gravity equation. Eventually he left Cambridge, and went to London to represent the university in parliament. While living in London Newton changed his focus of study, moving away from physics and more towards alchemy and chronology. In 1697 he was promoted to a long sought position of warden …show more content…
Einstein attended Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich for elementary school but struggled with the rigid teaching style. After elementary school Einstein attended the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School. He lived with the schoolmaster’s family and met many friends including his future wife Mileva Maric. Maric, and Einstein got married on January 6th 1903, and went on to have two sons Hans, and Eduard. The marriage wasn’t happy however with them divorcing in 1919, and Einstein marrying his cousin (Albert Einstein Biography). In 1905 Einstein published 4 papers in Annalen der Physik, one of the best known physics journals. One of these published works was Einstein's theory of relativity which is by far his greatest scientific achievement. Einstein came up with the equation E=mc2 which took physics in a brand-new direction. In 1915 Einstein published his general theory of relativity, which he considered to be the culmination of his life. When his theory was proved in 1919 Einstein became a global icon eventually winning him the Nobel Prize in physics. In 1933 Einstein and his wife emigrated to Princeton, New Jersey because of the growing anti semitism in Europe. Einstein would never return to Europe, and spent most of the rest of his life working on finishing his unified field theory. In 1939 Einstein tried to