Isaac Newton was more interested in religion than physics or mathematics, spending countless hours researching and writing about Christianity. He sought to discover the real truth about God and Jesus through the study of ancient manuscripts, but died before completing his five-volume account. Newton may have seen an apple fall from a tree, but did not discover gravity that way. He served in Parliament but allegedly only spoke once, and held the same post at Cambridge University as Stephen Hawking, Paul Dirac, and Charles Babbage.
Isaac Newton once said that anyone who spends a lot of time thinking must believe in God. And Newton is famous as a man of thought. He is credited with developing what is now known as classical mechanics – which explains the basic foundations of motion – and with the “discovery” of gravity. But what England’s most famous mathematician devoted most of his life to may surprise those who think of Newton exclusively as a physicist or mathematician. The fact is that Newton was more interested in religion than anything else, and it showed: Newton spent countless hours researching and writing about Christianity and the faith. But he didn’t necessarily agree with all church doctrine. He has dedicated years of his life to trying to discover the real truth about God, Jesus and other Christian beliefs through the meticulous study of ancient manuscripts. His plan was to eventually publish a five-volume account of his work and his findings, but he died before he could complete it to his satisfaction.
Getting to know Newton:
Isaac Newton didn’t “discover” gravity because an apple fell on his head, but he may have seen one fall from a tree, piquing his curiosity.
Isaac Newton served in Parliament but allegedly only spoke once, to ask a colleague to close a window.
Stephen Hawking, Paul Dirac and computer pioneer Charles Babbage all held the same post at Cambridge University that Isaac Newton held in the mid-17th century.
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