Sir Isaac Newton
from The Kennardley Talkstraight Show
Series 3 Episode 1 - Sir Isaac Newton In the first episode of Series 3, Kennardley speaks to Sir Isaac Newton about his Theory of Gravity, his studies of Alchemy and writings on the bible. he also lets slip how he wrote the hits of Pink Floyd among others by "connecting" to the subconscious of Roger Waters! A must listen. References https://physicsworld.com/a/newton-egomaniac-or-troubled-genius/ https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/isaac-newton https://www.astronomy.com/science/isaac-newton-a-vindictive-secretive-paranoid-genius/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton Find out more about all of our guests at https://www.talkstraightproductions.com/ Episode Highlights 00.00 - Intro 02.42 - Birth date and place 04.42 -Academic Career beginnings 06.34 - Calculus, Optics and Gravity 09.36 - Abrasive personality and controversy with Gottfried Leibniz over Calculus 11.11 - Controversy with Robert Hooke over gravity 12.36 - Writings on Religious study and Alchemy 13.42- Effects of working with heavy metals like Mercury. 14.27 - Member of parliament 15.04 - Warden and Master of the Royal Mint 16.14 - Knighthood 17.17 - Death in 1727 aged 84 18.12 - CTA/Outro
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