Isaac Newton

Inventor (with Leibniz) of calculus and author of the Principia, the system of the world.

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1643 – 1727

Core Principles & Analysis

• His Method of Fluxions predates Leibniz's calculus but sat unpublished for decades.
• The Principia of 1687 derives Kepler's laws from universal gravitation.
• He also revolutionized optics and served as Master of the Royal Mint.