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  sir Isaac newton              Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the greatest scientists who ever lived. His breakthrough idea about motion influenced every area of physics, allowing other great thinkers to stand on his shoulders. Yet, Newton was also a man at odds with his public perception – a secret alchemist and heretic who risked his life to write about the failings of the Anglican church. In this week’s Biographics, we uncover the real Isaac Newton. Formative YearsIsaac Newton was born on January 4th, 1643 in Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth, a small town in the county of Lincolnshire, England. He was a premature baby who was so small that his mother said that he would have fit inside a quart mug with room to spare. The doctor who delivered him didn’t think that he’d survive his first week. Newton’s father, who was also named Isaac, had died three months before the child was born. He had been a rather successful farmer and his wife, Ha...