Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire, England in , where he grew up on a . When he was a boy, he made lots of inventions like a to grind corn, a water clock and a . However, Isaac didn’t get brilliant marks at school.

When he was 18, Isaac went to study at Cambridge University. He was very interested in , mathematics and . But in 1665 the Great Plague, which was a terrible , spread in England, and Cambridge University had to close down. Isaac returned home to the farm.

Isaac continued studying and at home. One day he was drinking a cup of tea in the garden. He saw an apple fall from a tree.

‘Why do apples fall down of up?

From this, he formed the of gravity. Gravity is an force which pulls objects towards the Earth and keeps the moving around the Sun.

Isaac was by light. He discovered that white light is in made up of all the colours of the rainbow. Isaac also invented a special reflecting , using mirrors. It was much more than other telescopes.

Isaac made another very important , which he called his ‘Three Laws of ’. These laws how objects move. Isaac’s laws are still used today for sending into space.

to his discoveries, Isaac became rich and famous. However, he had a bad and often with other scientists.

‘You stole my discovery!’
Sir Isaac Newton died in aged . He was buried along with English kings and queens in Westminster Abbey in London. He was one of the greatest and mathematicians who has ever lived.