Isaac Newton

English mathematician and physicist who laid the foundations of classical mechanics, optics, and calculus. His Principia Mathematica (1687) formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, unifying terrestrial and celestial mechanics for the first time. A leading figure of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, his work dominated scientific thinking for over two centuries.

• Nationality: british
• Roles: Mathematician, Physicist, Natural Philosopher