isaac newton: the apple falls up?
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ISAAC NEWTON: THE APPLE FALLS
UP?1661-1666
By Eric Carson
HIS 102
Mrs. Hoffman
A BRIEF HISTORY OF GENIUS
An accomplished mathematician, physicist and one of the leaders of the Scientific Revolution
Born January 4th, 1643 Died March 31st, 1727 Born in Woolsthrope, England Known for his studies of
Gravity, Optics, and Calculus
OFF TO COLLEGE: TRINITY COLLEGE OF CAMBRIDGE 1661 TO 1665
At nineteen, with help from his uncle, Newton gained acceptance to the Trinity College of Cambridge
While there he paid his tuition by waiting tables at a local pub and doing other odd jobs for the school
During his period at Cambridge Newton studied Optics, and it was his work with Optics that eventually allowed him to be accepted into the Royal Society
AN APPLE FALLS AND INSPIRATION STRIKES:1666
As the Plague came to Cambridge the school was shut down for a short period of time
It was during this time that Newton would soon develop his ideas of Gravity
The story goes that Newton was sitting under an apple tree in the country, and as he sat there he noticed an apple fall from its branch
And he had to ask “But why? Why does the apple not just fall up?”
THE NEWTONIAN LAWS OF GRAVITY
After watching the apple fall Newton went straight to work on his theory
Newton was able to use an equation he created to determine the actual force needed to hold the moon in place
He would eventually develop his Three Laws of Motion from this
NEWTON'S FIRST LAW OF MOTION:
ENOUGH REST TIME FOR SCIENCE
Newton’s first Law States that “An object at rest stays
at rest unless acted upon by another force”
He built this concept off Galileo’s concept of Inertia
This example can be seen in things such as planes taking off or throwing a baseball
OMG!
NEWTON’S SECOND LAW OF MOTION:
POWER IN NUMBERS
Newton’s Second Law states that “That there is a relationship between
an objects mass and it’s force. This is calculated by the equation F=ma.”
F=ma is broken down as ‘F’ is Force, ‘m’ is the mass of an object and ‘a’ is the acceleration the object is under
In modern day this has allowed to be able to calculate different dynamics such as the force of car crashes and the destructive power of bombs
NEWTON’S THIRD AND FINAL LAW OF MOTION:
DON’T DISH IT IF YA CAN’T TAKE IT
Newton’s last law states that “For every action there is an
equal of opposite reaction.” This means that for
everything that we do there is always some kind of reaction
You can see this in things such as firing a gun and a space ship launching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8YW1tGkXSg
PRINCIPA: THE STUDY OF GRAVITYPUBLISHED 1687
Newton would eventually publish his works, but he would waited over twenty years before he actually did
The reason behind this is because Newton was very sensitive to criticism, and due to the very religious atmosphere of the time he decided to wait
And of course we all know the result, because for over 300 years Newton has been known as the Father of Gravity
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