“Our system is remarkable because it’s incredibly simple,” said paper author and physicist David Grier of New York University ...

Explore how Newton’s discoveries in physics, mathematics, and optics reshaped science and continue to influence our understanding of the universe.

CAMBRIDGE, England — Original handwritten manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton — including the great scientist’s famous laws of motion — were published online Monday for the first time. Cambridge ...

If Isaac Newton had access to a supercomputer, he'd have had it watch apples fall -- and let it figure out the physical matters. But the computer would have needed to run an algorithm, just developed ...

In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton published his groundbreaking book, which described the three laws of motion and redefined the way the world looked at physics and science. These laws also work well as an ...

Sir Isaac Newton believed that most events could be explained through mathematics. His third law of motion is being demonstrated by the recent rise in gas prices. For anyone who may have forgotten ...

The latest news and top stories on Sir Isaac Newton, a highly influential English polymath. Known for his groundbreaking work in physics and mathematics, he formulated the laws of motion and universal ...