Category: Isaac Newton

James Clerk Maxwell: The Curious Mind of the Father of Modern Physics

May 27, 2023
Albert EinsteinArts & CultureBrightelectromagnetic wavesHistoryIsaac NewtonJames Clerk Maxwell
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It was said that there was nothing the young James Clerk Mazwell couldn’t decode. Curiosity drove him to figure out how locks and keys and other puzzles worked. Maxwell grew up in Scotland, and his eccentric ways and introverted personality in school made him the butt of jokes among his classmates; they laughed at him…

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Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 17: Sir Isaac Newton

February 13, 2023
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Commentary Although each essay in this series is pegged to one or more individuals, the series fundamentally isn’t about the individuals, but the ideas they represent. Sir Isaac Newton wasn’t a political thinker like Marcus Cicero or John Locke. He was a scientist. Indeed, he exemplified the Scientific Revolution—an event that changed not only how…

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Sound and Light

April 21, 2021
Arts & Letterscompositionfine artFine ArtsGiovanni PalaIsaac NewtonLeonardo da VinciPete McGrainRadiant LifeSir Isaac NewtonThe Hidden MusicThe Last Supper
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The Associated Press posted an article in 2007 about an Italian musician, Giovanni Pala, who believes he found a piece of musical composition hidden within Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper.” Pala, a composer and computer technician, raises the possibility that da Vinci may have left behind a somber composition intended to accompany…

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