Newton and Gravity

Newton is one of the most influential scientists the world has ever known. He changed the way we viewed the universe by showing how it really worked – developing the theory of gravity, the concept of light, force, and the way we calculate. Newton’s ‘big ideas’ were to transform the way we viewed the world forever. Most of us had heard of the story of the apple falling from the tree, but how many of us know how the theory of gravity really works? Newton’s discoveries have so pervaded our everyday view that it is hard to understand how revolutionary his ideas really were. NEWTON & GRAVITY presents a brilliant snapshot of Newton’s life and work, together with their historical and scientific context, and gives a clear and accessible explanation of the meaning and importance of Newton’s discoveries, and they way they have changed and influenced our own lives.