04159cam a2200877 4500 601118721 TxAuBib 20220808120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781633884571 1633884570 B07831NGTJ Amazon cfb9d5d0-944f-4f6a-9296-c1957ce393ef OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3878632 OverDrive (Product ID) 576968 576968 576968 TxAuBib Freistetter, Florian. Isaac Newton, the Asshole Who Reinvented the Universe [Libby]. Prometheus, 2018. biographies. rainbow. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. science books. Philosopher's Stone. optics. Apocalypse. stocking stuffers. planets. greenwich. end time. tides . Navigation. science history. Science. Telescope. Solar system. momentum . alchemy. calculus. Enlightenment. Astronomy. robert hooke. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Autobiography. Differential calculus. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography. Christopher Wren. integral calculus. scientist. Edmond Halley. comet. Physics. end of the world. mathematics. Royal Society. Bible. principia. Cambridge. History of Science. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 997kB. Gravity. longitude. A blunt and humorous profile of Isaac Newton focusing on his disagreeable personality and showing that his offputting qualities were key to his scientific breakthroughs.Isaac Newton may have been the most important scientist in history, but he was a very difficult man. Put more bluntly, he was an asshole, an SOB, or whatever epithet best describes an abrasive egomaniac. In this colorful profile of the great man—warts and all—astronomer Florian Freistetter shows why this damning assessment is inescapable.Newton's hatred of fellow scientist Robert Hooke knew no bounds and he was strident in expressing it. He stole the work of colleague John Flamsteed, ruining his career without a second thought. He carried on a venomous battle with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over the invention of calculus, vilifying him anonymously while the German scientist was alive and continuing the attacks after he died. All evidence indicates that Newton was conniving, sneaky, resentful, secretive, and antisocial. Compounding the mystery of his strange character is that he was also a religious fanatic, a mystery-monger who spent years studying the Bible and predicted the apocalypse.While documenting all of these unusual traits, the author makes a convincing case that Newton would have never revolutionized physics if he hadn't been just such an obnoxious person. This is a fascinating character study of an astounding genius and—if truth be told—an almighty asshole as well. Biography & Autobiography. Nonfiction. Science. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-08-08 20:00:03. Taylor, Brian. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cfb9d5d0-944f-4f6a-9296-c1957ce393ef&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cfb9d5d0-944f-4f6a-9296-c1957ce393ef&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cfb9d5d0-944f-4f6a-9296-c1957ce393ef&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)