CP Ch01.4 The Life of Isaac Newton

What position was Isaac Newton appointed to?

• Member of Parliament

• Master of the Mint

• Opticks writer

• Physicist

Where was Isaac Newton born?

• London, England

• Woolsthorpe, England

• Paris, France

• New York, USA

How did Newton's work impact the world and human condition?

• It had no impact

• It worsened the world and human condition

• It changed the world and elevated the human condition

• It only affected a small group of people

What is considered the greatest scientific book ever written by Newton?

• Opticks

• Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis

• Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy

• Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

Where did Newton study at a young age?

• Oxford University

• Harvard University

• University of Cambridge

• Stanford University

What reputation did Newton establish and what society was he elected to?

• A. As a first-rate physicist and the Royal Society

• B. As a first-rate mathematician and the Royal Society

• C. As a first-rate chemist and the Royal Society

• D. As a first-rate biologist and the Royal Society

What are some of Isaac Newton's major achievements?

• Formulated the law of universal gravitation

• Invented calculus

• Extended Galileo's work

• Discovered electricity