Newton, Isaac

Cultural  

1. An English scientist and mathematician of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Newton made major contributions to the understanding of motion, gravity, and light (see optics). He is said to have discovered the principle of gravity when he saw an apple fall to the ground at the same time that the moon was visible in the sky. He also invented calculus. (See Newton's laws of motion.)

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Example Sentences

Just as Isaac Newton, often considered the first dynamicist, developed equations linking force and motion, this AI analyzes data that shows how complex systems evolve and then produces equations that accurately describe that behavior.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

The Nuton name plays on Isaac Newton, the alchemist, as well as the hunt for “a new ton” of copper, which had become elusive via deal or discovery, Burley said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Demonstrate that their conspiracy theory is, say, disproved by the law of gravity, and they will conclude … that Sir Isaac Newton was “in on it” too.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

It’s what Isaac Newton might have made if he’d demonstrated velocity by placing an apple in a bucket and whipping it in circles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Born prematurely on Christmas Day in 1642, Isaac Newton squirmed into the world, so small that he was able to fit into a quart pot.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife