How Did Isaac Newton Contribute To Education

Early Life and Education
Sir Isaac Newton was a very influential figure in academic history. His most significant contributions were to the field of science, although he was also a mathematician, physicist, philosopher, astronomer, chemist, professor, and a farmer. Born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, Newton was said to have been the, “culminating figure of the scientific revolution of the 17th century.” (Westfall) He lived to be 84 years old; he was born on January 4 of 1643, and died on March 31 of 1727. He was born to parents Robert Newton and Hannah Ayscough, although his father died three months prior to his birth. Newton was born prematurely and due to his size was said to have been able to fit inside a quart mug. (Day) His mother
This was significant as the natural disaster killed one third of the population. The Great Fire of London began on September 2nd of 1666 and ended on September 5th. This disaster destroyed eighty percent of London. The fire occurred immediately prior to when Newton was elected a Fellow of Trinity College and became a Professor of Mathematics. In 1668, the first horse race took place in America. (Schmidt) This was the beginning of a tradition that has become a part of American culture. Also in 1668, Isaac Newton created a small but powerful telescope that trumped the long lasting issues astronomers had been struggling with. His version did not suffer from chromatic aberration, the presence of fringes of color in images produced by uncorrected lenses. It resulted in an unfocused image that was not optimal for telescopic use. He took out the lens to fix this problem, a solution that had never been thought of before. He replaced the lens with a round metal mirror. The mirror eliminated the blurry haze over the images shown and operated better with greater amounts of light. Allowing a more superior than ever view of the sky and the celestial beings within it, Newton’s version of the telescope was far more improved. Despite this, he was still unable to resolve this issue of spherical aberration caused by his primary mirror addition. The problem was not fixed until 1721 by John Handley, only several years before Newton’s death. Newton’s version of the telescope was never heavily used as it was meant to be more of an exhibit of his scientific findings in regards to light and its operations. (Milner) This displays one of the many inventions and contributions Newton made to several fields of study during his time. The majority of Newton’s work was done in the scientific field even though he is considered to be a founder of calculus alongside Gottfried Leibniz. By devoting his years to his studies,