Description
Unknown to all but a few, Newton was a practicing alchemist who dabbled with the occult, a tortured, obsessive character who searched for an understanding of the universe by whatever means possible. Sympathetic yet balanced, Michael White's Isaac Newton offers a revelatory picture of Newton as a genius who stood at the point in history where magic ended and science began.
Author: Michael White
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 04/01/1999
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.42w x 1.06d
ISBN13: 9780738201436
ISBN10: 073820143X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology
About the Author
Michael White was a science lecturer and director of studies at d'Overbroeck's College, Oxford for ten years before becoming a full-time writer and journalist. He is the co-author (with John Gribben) of the best seller, Stephen Hawking: A Life In Science which has been translated into 25 languages and has sold in excess of 250,000 copies worldwide. He is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, GQ, Focus and New Scientist, writing on subjects ranging from pure science to music. He lives in London.