Isaac Newton was a scientific genius who saved the nation’s economy – but he also ruined careers
BOOK OF THE WEEK LIFE AFTER GRAVITY: ISAAC NEWTON’S LONDON CAREER by Patricia Fara (OUP £25, 288pp) So who exactly was Sir Isaac Newton? Legend has it that he invented the catflap, although this is much argued over by historians. In his year as an MP, he spoke only once in the House of Commons, … Read more