Isaac Newton is known as one of the most important scientists in history, yet much of his personal life remains surprisingly unknown. He is remembered for gravity, the laws of motion, and calculus, ...

It’s easy to think of Newton only as a lonely and antisocial genius sitting at a desk, unraveling the mysteries of the universe. Yet there is so much more. In his lifetime, Newton vigorously conducted ...

Alchemist. Scourge of evil. Titan of science. How could one person possibly be all three? Well, that’s how it is when you’re Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

Andrew Robinson is editor of The Scientists: Pioneers of Discovery, and author of Einstein: A Hundred Years of Relativity, among other books. The ‘ten-year rule’ of creativity and genius, identified ...

For centuries some of the world’s greatest geniuses struggled in secret to turn base metals into gold. In a sense they succeeded: In their restless quest, they unlocked some of nature’s greatest ...