Isaac Newton, A Man Of Contrasts

The most interesting part about Isaac Newton is that he was quite contradictory. Although we mainly remember him as the father of modern physics, in reality he spent much more time on mysterious matters. We perceive him as a role model for rationality, and yet his life was quite irrational.

In addition to the extraordinary scientist who formulated the law of universal gravitation, there was a man who fantasized, imagined and was bothered by what he felt and sensed. Although many classify him as the greatest scholar of all time, he dedicated much of his existence to alchemy, to the secret messages of the Bible… to madness.

Isaac Newton is perhaps the greatest proof that reason and unreasonableness can coexist in the same human being, that they are not exclusive. It is also a model for high intelligence used on hard work, based on strict observation and method, which are all brilliant.

Isaac Newton and an unhappy childhood

Isaac Newton came into the world under unfavorable circumstances. His father died three months before he was born. He was born prematurely, so small and weak that no one thought he would survive. Against all odds, he survived.

His mother remarried to a man named Barnabas Smith, who did not want to take care of other people’s children. Thus, he sent Isaac to live with his own parents, whom Newton knew as grandparents. Their relationship with the boy was quite toxic. Newton later made a list of his sins, which included the desire to burn his grandparents alive.

When he was 10 years old, his stepfather died. Thus, he returned to live with his mother and two new brothers. At the age of 12, his mother sent him to a boarding school. During those years he studied Latin and mathematics and he also studied the Bible. He was a weak and lonely child who did not stand out much  in the class. Thus, the teachers placed him in the back row.

A restless and hostile young man

Isaac Newton stemmed most of his life. He was also a sick person who did not relate much to his peers. When he did, it was to make bad jokes or attack them in some way. He decided to become more eager after a fight with a classmate whom he somehow publicly beat and humiliated.

He spent a lot of time locked in his room. There he began to build mechanical objects, models and various devices. In addition, he studied hard and was curious about everything. A very young Isaac met Catherine Storer, the only woman he possibly had an affair with. He made dollhouses for her and offered them as gifts. The relationship did not develop, and in fact historians believe that Isaac Newton died as a virgin.

At the age of 18, Isaac Newton was enrolled at the University of Cambridge. Initially, he learned on his own, but found several teachers who taught him some things. He soon came in contact with the Royal Academy of Sciences, which expressed interest in his findings and units. It was also when the first scientific debates arose that Newton always maintained his whole life.

A tormented genius

Isaac Newton had two nervous breakdowns. The first happened in 1693 and the second around 1703. During these episodes he neither ate nor slept. He was deeply depressed and paranoid. He isolated himself and distrusted everyone.

In the meantime , he formulated the law of universal gravitation, as well as the laws of mechanics. Although his contemporaries strongly disliked him, he soon became a household name due to his brilliance. He held various academic positions and was even a member of the English Parliament, a position in which he initially did nothing.

Newton devoted the last 30 years of his life to religious studies and the occult. He believed that he was divinely chosen to interpret secret messages from the Bible. He then pointed out that the world would end in 2060. Similarly, he declared that the Catholic Church was the beast of the apocalypse, and that Moses was an alchemist.

In recent years, he has been morally confused by a bitter debate with Leibniz and other physicists. In addition, he had kidney stones and died as a consequence of this condition. His memory is often honored in many ways.