Sir Isaac Newton
Portrait of Newton by Godfrey Kneller, 1689
Born	(1643-01-04)4 January 1643 [O.S. 25 December 1642] Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Died	31 March 1727(1727-03-31) (aged 84) [O.S. 20 March 1726] Kensington, Middlesex, England
Resting place	Westminster Abbey
Nationality	English
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge
Known for	Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Calculus Newton's laws of motion Optics Binomial series Principia Newton's method
Awards	FRS (1672) Knight Bachelor (1705)
Scientific career
Fields	Physics Natural philosophy Alchemy Theology Mathematics Astronomy Economics
Institutions	University of Cambridge Royal Society Royal Mint
Academic advisors	Isaac Barrow Benjamin Pulleyn
Notable students	Roger Cotes William Whiston
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Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1643 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English physicist, mathematician and astronomer. He is well known for his work on the laws of motion, optics, gravity, and calculus. In 1687, Newton published a book called the Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica in which he presents his theory of universal gravitation and three laws of motion.