ISMAEL, MOHAMED SHUAYIB A.

TORIBIO, THERESE ANGELA S.

STRAND12 – MENDEL
PERFORMANCE TASK 1 IN EAPP: CONCEPT PAPER

Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire,
England. He was an English physicist and mathematician who was a pivotal role in the 17th
century Scientific Revolution. Furthermore, Isaac Newton is well-known for his 1687
publication Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, also known as the Principia. This is
where his laws of motion originally appeared. It is one of the most important single works in
contemporary science history. (Westfall, 2023). Isaac Newton was once referred to as “the
supreme genius and most enigmatic individual in the history of science”. He’s a natural
philosopher, physicist, and astronomer.

Newton would have referred to himself as a natural philosopher rather than a scientist.
He had a strong interest in alchemy, religion, and biblical studies (Guicciardini, 2018). Isaac
Newton's work from 1643 to 1727 has long attracted scholarly interest, but only in the last thirty
or forty years has it began to benefit from proper historical treatment. There is now a wealth of
literature illuminating origins and antecedents, conceptual and methodological innovations, and
influences within the relevant sciences on the mathematical, astronomical, and optical writings,
and particularly on the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (Gabbey, 2020).

Isaac Newton is best known as the man who was inspired to develop the theory of gravity
after witnessing an apple from a tree. He devised the three laws of motion upon which all
mechanics is based, namely the Law of Motion (Inertia), the Law of Acceleration (acceleration +
force/mass), and the Law of Action and Reaction. Newton's laws define the motion of things in
an inertial reference frame, which is defined as a system in which an item remains at rest or
moves with constant linear velocity until acted on by external forces. Newton discovered that
movement within such a system could be defined using three basic laws, the law of inertia, the
force acting on an object equals the mass of that object times its acceleration, and there is an
equal and opposite reaction to every action (Gillespie, 2018).

He was regarded as a pivotal figure in the history of science due to his contributions to
the theory of universal gravitation, nature of white light, and calculus. His three laws of motion,
which are the principles of modern physics, led to the creation of the law of universal gravitation
in mechanics. His discovery of the elements that make up white light allowed for the integration

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 of color phenomena into the study of light and created the foundation for contemporary physical
optics. In addition, he was the first person to discover the infinitesimal calculus (Westfall, 2023).

Isaac Newton was once referred to as “the supreme genius and most enigmatic
individual in the history of science”. He was a natural philosopher, physicist, and astronomer.
Newton has urged everyone who study science, math, and history to predict the next significant
historical event. His methods of investigation and inquiry have made it possible for others to
follow what he discovered. He was persistent and made some of the most important scientific
discoveries ever (Carter, 2016). Isaac Newton is therefore regarded by many as the most
important individual in human history.

References:

Sabatini, J., O’Reilly, T., Halderman, L. & Bruce, K. (2014). Broadening the Scope of
Reading Comprehension using Scenario-based Assessments: Preliminary
Findings and Challenges. International Journal Topics in Cognitive Psychology,
114, 693-723.
Westfall, R. S. (2023). Isaac Newton. Biography, Facts, Discoveries, Laws & Inventions.
Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-
Newton/Career
Gillespie, C. (2019). How Did Isaac Newton Discover the Laws of Motion?.
https://sciencing.com/did-newton-discover-laws-motion-5349637.html

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Gabbey, A. (2020). Newton and Natural Philosophy.
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003070818-22/
newton-natural-philosophy-alan-gabbey
C. Isaac Newton. (2016). The MY HERO Project.
https://myhero.com/I_Newton_dnhs_as_US_2016_ul#:~:text=Newton%20has
%20inspired%20everyone%20in

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Sir Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was an
English physicist and mathematician who was a pivotal role in the 17th century Scientific Revolution.
Furthermore, Isaac Newton is well-known for his 1687 publication Philosophiae Naturalis Principia
Mathematica, also known as the Principia. This is where his laws of motion originally appeared. It is one
of the most important single works in contemporary science history

Gillespie, C. (2019, March 2). How Did Isaac Newton Discover the Laws of Motion?.
https://sciencing.com/did-newton-discover-laws-motion-5349637.html

Newton's laws define the motion of things in an inertial reference frame, which is defined as a system in
which an item remains at rest or moves with constant linear velocity until acted on by external forces.
Newton discovered that movement within such a system could be defined using three basic laws, the
law of inertia, the force acting on an object equals the mass of that object times its acceleration, and
there is an equal and opposite reaction to every action

Gabbey, A. (2020). Newton and Natural Philosophy.

https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003070818-22/newton-natural-philosophy-
alan-gabbey

The work of Isaac Newton 1643 to 1727 has always attracted scholarly attention, yet only within the past
thirty or forty years has it begun to benefit from properly historical treatment. On the mathematical,
astronomical and optical writings, and signally on the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
(Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1687), there is now a wealth of literature illuminating
origins and antecedents, conceptual and methodological innovations, and influences within the relevant
sciences (Gabbey, 2020)

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/I/bo28433514.html

Newton would have referred to himself as a natural philosopher rather than a scientist. He had a strong
interest in alchemy, religion, and biblical studies

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Isaac-Newton

His discovery of the elements that make up white light allowed for the integration of color phenomena
into the study of light and created the foundation for contemporary physical optics. His three laws of
motion, which are the principles of modern physics, led to the creation of the law of universal
gravitation in mechanics. In addition, he was the first person to discover the infinitesimal calculus.

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