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

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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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