Richard S. Westfall, an authority on the scientific revolution of the 17th Century and the author of the standard work on the life of Sir Isaac Newton, has died. Mr. Westfall, 72, a professor emeri… ...

AT last we have an adequate biography of Newton. Prof. More would not wish us to say it was perfect-that would have been impossible-but he has spent seven years reading the documents and ...

Legendary scientist Sir Isaac Newton, best known for establishing the law of gravity, predicted the world would cease to exist in the year 2060 in a letter he penned in 1704.

Sir Isaac Newton (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Did Sir Isaac Newton invent social media or was it a group of medieval harness-polishers? In the 12th century, craftsmen of various types began to ...

Isaac Newton is one of the most renowned scientists in history, that's why it's shocking that he also dabbled in predicting the end of the world.

CAMBRIDGE, England — Original handwritten manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton — including the great scientist’s famous laws of motion — were published online Monday for the first time ...

A paper in the Royal Society's journal Notes and Records has claimed that Sir Isaac Newton's personal beer flagon offers key clues about his work.