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Often hailed as both the first modern scientist and the last of the
ancient magicians, Isaac Newton reduced nature's chaos to a single
set of mathematical laws.
Often hailed as both the first modern scientist and the last of the
ancient magicians, Isaac Newton reduced nature's chaos to a single
set of mathematical laws. More than three centuries later, those
laws still govern the way we analyze and forecast the motions of
everything from roller coasters to comets. Besides his fundamental
breakthroughs in physics, optics and calculus, Newton poured vast
energy into fruitless explorations of alchemy and religion. With
lively period re-creations of key moments in his career and
replications of his experiments in optics and alchemy, NOVA
explores how Newton became the giant upon whose shoulders all later
scientists found a place to stand.