Isaac Newton is unusually famous because he put together various elements that had been assembling for the past couple of centuries. He was the right person at the right moment, and would not otherwise have been so famous. read more
Isaac Newton was born on January 4, 1643 in the tiny village of Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England. His father, whose name was also Isaac Newton, was a farmer who died before Isaac Junior was born. read more