Summary of James Gleick's Isaac Newton - E-book - ePub

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Woolsthorpe farmhouse was the home of Newton's ancestors for just twenty years. It was a manor, and the fatherless boy was its lord with seigniorial authority over a handful of tenant farmers in nearby cottages. #2 When Isaac was old enough, he began to walk to the village dame school, where he learned to read and study the Bible.
He was small for his age, lonely, and abandoned. He often wished his stepfather dead, and his mother as well. #3 Isaac was sent to boarding school when he was ten, in 1653. He slept in the garret and carved his name into the boards. He was lonely, anxious, and competitive. He despaired. He wanted to make an end. #4 The sixteenth century was a time of information surfeit. People heard new rumors every day, and tried to make sense of them all.
Burton tried to assemble all previous knowledge into a single book.