Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!

Posted by Alex in Science & Tech on January 4, 2009 at 11:44 am


Sir Isaac Newton was born this day, January 4, In 1643. Like many great people, Newton’s life began quite inauspiciously: he was born prematurely (remember, this is 1643) and was so small that he wasn’t expected to live.

It’s a good thing that he did, however, as Newton grew up to be the greatest scientist who ever lived.

Check out Neatorama’s 10 Strange Facts about Newton for more fun facts about Sir Isaac: Link


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11 comments to "Happy Birthday, Isaac Newton!"

  1. lakelady
    January 4th, 2009 at 11:54 am

    which is it? 1643 or 1641?

  2. Alex
    January 4th, 2009 at 11:57 am

    1643! Fixed now, thanks lakelady!

  3. Jimmy James
    January 4th, 2009 at 1:00 pm

    I could have sworn he was born on Christmas.

  4. Fbjoey
    January 4th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    He used to live in the village next to mine. I bet your all impressed,

  5. The Other Parker
    January 4th, 2009 at 2:39 pm

    The greatest scientist who ever lived? Really? The greatest? I respect the man and all, but that seems a bit hyperbolic.

  6. sw
    January 4th, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    up until now, i only knew i shared a birthday with nancy reagan. newton is far better. happy birthday to us!

  7. jgodsey
    January 4th, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    he was born on December 25th in the Julian calendar in 1642. When the Gregorian calendar was instituted it was shuffled to January 4th, 1643. So technically he has two.

  8. Nathan Miller
    January 4th, 2009 at 7:11 pm

    @The Other Parker - agreed. I would have thought that Einstein, Fermi, Salk, or others would have made the list before Newton.

    But... exaggeration is a zillion times more effective than understatement.

  9. SparkS
    January 4th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    Add me to the list of those that doesn't think Newton was the greatest scientist ever.

    Is he wearing lipstick in that painting or is it just my imagination?

  10. kef
    January 5th, 2009 at 1:38 am

    "Newton's stature among scientists remains at the very top rank, as demonstrated by a 2005 survey of scientists in Britain's Royal Society asking who had the greater effect on the history of science, Newton was deemed much more influential than Albert Einstein." (from wikipedia)

    well the man invented classical mechanics and calculus, so if we have engineering today its because of him.
    i hear he was kind of an arsehole tho.

  11. daze97
    January 28th, 2009 at 2:59 pm

    thanks did you know that newton and i dated


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