Sir Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientific minds the world has known. His work on the laws of motion and universal gravitation transformed science, dominating scientific views of the physical universe for centuries. Newton's Notebook provides a comprehensive account of Newton's life and work, but it is not a biography in the traditional sense: it is written, illustrated and designed to look like a personal journal or notebook. Combining original research with a range of primary sources, including photographs, sketches and writings from Newton's own journals, Newton's Notebook portrays its subject with a vibrancy surpassing that of an ordinary biography or history book. The title includes chapters on Newton's childhood and education, his achievements in mathematics and optics, the publication of the Principia, and his long-term legacy. In examining the great scientist's background, works and insights, it exposes the man behind the revolutionary discovery of gravity.
