Coffee with Isaac Newton by Michael White
A conversation over coffee with Sir Isaac Newton takes us on a mind-expanding tour of the principles of modern science in the illuminating company of the man who defined them...and you can even ask questions! Newton's influence on our world is immense. He formulated the theory of gravity, devised a radically new theory of light and created a calculus that would revolutionize mathematics. His theory of matter in motion sparked the Industrial Revolution. But there was far more to Newton even than these great discoveries. He'll also tell you about his unorthodox upbringing, his eminent political career, his bitter feuds with rivals and his secret explorations of the occult.
Michael White, a former journalist and lecturer, is the author of 30 books. These include biographies of Stephen Hawking (with John Gribbin), Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. He won the Bookman Prize in the US for his Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer. He lives in Sydney; his website is michaelwhite.com.auBill Bryson first became famous for his travel-writing. More recently, his ground-breaking A Short History of Nearly Everything introduced the history of science to a popular audience. His latest book is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, a memoir of growing up in America in the 1950s.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844833771 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844833771 |
| Title | Coffee with Isaac Newton |
| Author | Michael White |
| Series | Coffee With S |
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| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2008-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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