Name: Conversations with Isaac Newton: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts
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Author: White, Michael ; Bryson, Bill
ISBN: 9781786783837

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Conversations with Isaac Newton: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts

Type

Physical Book

Author

Michael White

Preface by

Bill Bryson

Publisher

Watkins Publishing

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

17.8 x 10.7 x 1.5 cm

Weight

0.11 kg.

ISBN13

9781786783837

Synopsis "Conversations with Isaac Newton: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts"

Imagined by one of the world's foremost Newton scholars, this fictionalized conversation presents the essential biography of one of the greatest scientific minds of all time Isaac Newton's influence on our world is immense. He formulated the theory of gravity, devised a radical new theory of light and created a calculus that would revolutionize mathematics. His theory of matter in motion sparked the Industrial Revolution. But there was far more to Newton even than these great discoveries. Opening with an informative foreword by the bestselling author of The Body Bill Bryson, the book is then divided into two parts: a biographical essay that provides a concise overview of Newton's life, upbringing, education and achievements; and a Q&A dialogue based on rigorous research and incorporating Newton's actual spoken or written words whenever possible. Biographer Michael White brings Newton to life through detailed research and giving Newton a free voice to tell you about his unorthodox upbringing, his eminent political career, his bitter feuds with rivals and his secret explorations of the occult.

Bill Bryson

(Preface by)

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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He started a Journalism career in the United States, but interrupted it to travel through Europe. In 1977, he settled in North Yorkshire, England, where he lived for two decades and worked as a journalist. Although he has also been involved in teaching (he was the chancellor of Durham University), he currently dedicates himself mainly to writing. He is the author, among other bestsellers, of Shakespeare, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, A Walk in the Woods, and One Summer: America, 1927 and Down Under.

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