Newton's Eccentric Experiment Notes

"Newton was not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians…"

Isaac Newton (1643-1727) conducted some crazy experiments. Many of them resulted in foundational theories—he developed concepts that underpin calculus and physics. He was the head of London’s Royal Society, the oldest scientific organization. He was knighted by Queen Anne in 1705.

We live in a post-Newtonian world—determined, as it is, by Newton’s discov…