Download or read book Who Was Isaac Newton? written by Janet B. Pascal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaac Newton was always a loner, preferring to spend his time contemplating the mysteries of the universe. When the plague broke out in London in 1665 he was forced to return home from college. It was during this period of so much death, that Newton gave life to some of the most important theories in modern science, including gravity and the laws of motion.