University of Cambridge Essays

April 16, 1705, Newton is Knighted by Queen Anne in Cambridge, and is now known by: Sir Isaac Newton. According to Wikipedia, this was most likely to have been motivated by political considerations connected with the Parliamentary election in May 1705, rather than Newton’s scientific achievements. In 1706,

mother had three other kids named Benjamin Smith , Hannah Smith Pilkington , and Mary Smith. His parents names was Hannah Ayscough and Isaac Newton Sr. Newton died at the age of 83 on March 20, 1726. Isaac Newton attended school at Trinity College, Cambridge. His fields of study was Physics, Algebra, Philosophy, and Mathematics. Newton got a basic education in local schools, at the age of twelve he was sent

his mother by a former student from Cambridge University where Newton was to attend. When he arrived at Cambridge, the theory of a heliocentric universe was heavily favored opposed to other theories doubting it. During his first three years at Cambridge, he was taught the basics of the curriculum but was fascinated by advanced science. He spent all of his free time studying other philosophers. In 1665, The Great Plague had struck Europe and Cambridge University was forced to close. While it was closed

Sir Isaac Newton, born January 4th, 1643 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, was an English physicist and mathematician. He was most famous for his law of gravitation and he played a big role in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Newton was the son of a local farmer who was also named Isaac Newton. They had never met because his father died 3 months before he was born. Newton was born a premature baby. He was small, weak, and not expected to survive. At age 3 his mother and stepfather

study a law degree, but later when he discovered that the University allowed some freedom of study in the third year, he studied the mechanics of the Copernican and the astronomy of Galileo, on top of that, he also studied Kepler’s Optics, and wrote about his thoughts in a book called Quaedam Philosophicae. Newton’s interest in mathematics began when he did not understand the mathematics of an astronomy book that he bought at a fair in Cambridge. After that, he read and researched the major works of

at Cambridge University, where he discovered the work of René Descartes. He built the first reflecting telescope in 1668 and became a professor of mathematics at Cambridge in 1669. He worked out the fundamentals of calculus, though this work went unpublished for more than 30 years. He was known for inventing calculus in the mid to late 1660’s. He had almost given up on education. Issac Newton never got married. His mother originally wanted him to be a farmer. He was a professor at Cambridge collage

In 1689, he was elected to represent Cambridge in Parliament, and during his stay in London he became acquainted with John Locke, the famous philosopher, and Nicolas Fatio de Duillier, a brilliant young mathematician who became an intimate friend. In 1693, however, Newton suffered a severe nervous

his mother was widowed a second time, she determined that her first-born son should manage her not considerable property. The mistake was recognized, and Newton was sent back to school in Grantham, where he had already studied, to prepare for the university. He was

his duties. So his Uncle William and the school master convinced his mother to allow him to continue with his schooling. He enrolled as a sizar (an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college) at the University of Cambridge's Trinity College. It was at the University that he developed his interest in physics, mathematics, optics and astronomy. While at college Newton worked as a waiter and cleaner to help pay for his college studies. Newton did so well that he was made a scholar

Sir Isaac Newton is one of the greatest known scientists today. He has helped the world by improving mathematics through the invention of calculus, and discovering Newton’s laws. Isaac Newton has had many life events lead up to the man he became, had people who influenced and assisted with his findings, as well as all of his vast discoveries, from gravity to prisms, which are still used today. Isaac Newton, a well-known genius, was born to a wealthy family early on Christmas day, back in 1642.

Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk, well known for his literary career. However, his conversion toward Catholicism was long and arduous. Thomas Merton was able to utilize art to bring himself closer to God, and out of his misspent youth. Thomas Merton was born in Prades, France, and was baptized into the Anglican church. His father and mother were both artists, which had a lasting effect on Merton. When he was very young, he moved to the United States to live with his mother’s family. Unfortunately

Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643, in Woolsthorpe, England. He was a smart young man. He went to the University of Cambridge, Trinity College, and The King’s College. Isaac’s professions were as a Philosopher, Astronomer, Physicist, Scientist, and lastly a Mathematician. That’s a smart man , what did I say. He was one of the greatest minds in the 17th century. He made a modern principle of physics. We still use his principles of physics even if it was published in 1687. He was the only son

over them. After moving to live with his grandmother Isaac buried himself in books and education. It was from their in 1661 at the age of nineteen he was admitted to the Cambridge University. From their Isaac went on to excel through his courses and graduate just four years later in 1665.after graduating Newton stayed at Cambridge to further his

Stephen Hawking By Sadhbh Darbey Stephen Hawking was born in 1942 on January 8th in Oxford, England. He studied at University of Cambridge, Oxford University, California Institute of Technology, Gonville and Caius College. He then became a physicist with over twelve honoree degrees and from 1979 – 2009 he was a Lucasian professor at the University of Cambridge. He is probably the most famous genius of the modern age. In 1963, when he was twenty-one years old, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral

Bubonic Plague became rampant in England, so he left school and went to work on his mother’s farm in the countryside in order to avoid the disease. It was there that Newton discovered much of modern day calculus. After the Plague, Newton attended Cambridge University where he continued his mathematical studies, published

old his mother moved and got remarried and left him with his grandmother. His mother returned home after his step father passed away and she pulled him out of school, so he could help her on the farm. At age nineteen he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, England and got his bachelor’s degree and stayed after that to get his masters but soon after he stayed there was a disease outbreak at the college and the college shut down, so Isaac returned home. Newton was very smart and while he was home for

because he really didn’t like his stepfather. When he was older he reunited with his mother. He dropped out of school to go work on farming. After he completed his farming jobs, he wanted to attend a college or a university. In June of the year of 1661 he attended Trinity College, Cambridge. When he was attending that college, he discovered many things. His biggest discovery was Calculus. He also discovered the binomial theorem. Isaac Newton got his degree in that school. Unfortunately, the school

Isaac Newton was born on January 4th 1643 in Woolsthrope, England and died on March 31st 1727 in Kensington, England. Newton attended Cambridge University and majored in Math and Physics. He became a professor at his alma mater after graduating. Sir Isaac Newton became famously known for his work on gravity. “English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, most famous for his law of gravitation, was instrumental in the scientific revolution of the 17th century” (Isaac Newton Biography).

psychologically stable man. He had suffered mental and emotional breakdowns in 1678 and 1693. He received a bachelor's degree at Trinity College, Cambridge University in 1655. However, after graduation he was forced to return home for 2 years because of the Great Plague of London. Newton was not a good academic student and pursued his own interests. When he returned to Cambridge in 1667, he had developed infinitesimal calculus,

The hero's journey is a pattern of human life. Every man has a story to tell and this is mine. Let's start from the very beginning. I was a normal Georgian boy. I planned to study in a normal school, have average grades and get an average job to be able to sustain my family. In other words, live an average life of an average human. I had no enthusiasm, no motivation of achieving something exceptional in my life. However, there came a moment when everything started slowly changing. Up to the age