Isaac Newton: Life and Discoveries

The video explores the concept of gravity, discovered by Sir Isaac Newton, and his significant contributions to science. It covers Newton's early life, education, and the challenges he faced. The video highlights his scientific ideas, including the laws of motion and the nature of light. Newton's academic achievements, such as becoming a professor at Cambridge and inventing calculus and the telescope, are discussed. The video concludes with Newton's legacy, his knighthood, and his impact on the scientific community.

What is the force that pulls objects towards the Earth?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Electricity

Who is credited with the discovery of gravity?

• Galileo Galilei

• Nikola Tesla

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

Where was Isaac Newton born?

• Oxford

• London

• Wolsethorpe

• Cambridge

What subject fascinated Newton during his school years?

• Mathematics

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Biology

What major event caused Newton's university to close for two years?

• The Plague

• The Great Fire of London

• World War I

• The Industrial Revolution

What did Newton discover about light?

• It is invisible

• It is a single color

• It is made up of different colors

• It travels in a straight line

At what age did Newton become a professor at Cambridge?

• 24

• 26

• 28

• 30

What mathematical field did Newton develop?

• Trigonometry

• Calculus

• Geometry

• Algebra

Which book by Newton introduced the three laws of motion?

• Principia

• The Origin of Species

• Opticks

• The Republic

In what year was Newton knighted?

• 1703

• 1705

• 1710

• 1715