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Freistetter, F. (Florian).
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Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Freistetter, F. (Florian).
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727.
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Isaac
Newton
: the
asshole
who
reinvented
the
universe
/ Florian Freistetter ; translated by Brian Taylor.
by
Freistetter, F. (Florian).
Prometheus Books, 2018.
Call #:
530.092 N563f
Subjects
Newton
,
Isaac
, 1642-1727.
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781633884564 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Newton
: Wie ein arschloch das universum neu erfand. English
Description:
224 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
"Originally published by Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München, in March 2017 as
NEWTON
: Wie Ein Arschloch Das Universum Neu Erfand."--Colophon.
In English, translated from the German.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-214) and index.
Contents:
At all costs:
Newton
, ruthless in the extreme -- Principia first:
Newton
the egoist -- False modesty and easily offended:
Newton
the shrinking violet -- Gravity without the apple:
Newton
's pugnacious side -- The silent revolutionary:
Newton
the mystery-monger -- In search of the Philosopher's Stone:
Newton
's esoteric side -- Rivalry beyond death:
Newton
and his intrigues.
Summary:
"
Isaac
Newton
may have been the most important scientist in history, but he was a very difficult man. Put more bluntly, he was an
asshole
, an SOB, or whatever epithet best describes an abrasive egomaniac. In this colorful profile of the great man--warts and all--astronomer Florian Freistetter shows why this damning assessment is inescapable.
Newton
's hatred of fellow scientist Robert Hooke knew no bounds and he was strident in expressing it. He stole the work of colleague John Flamsteed, ruining his career without a second thought. He carried on a venomous battle with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over the invention of calculus, vilifying him anonymously while the German scientist was alive and continuing the attacks after he died. All evidence indicates that
Newton
was conniving, sneaky, resentful, secretive, and antisocial. Compounding the mystery of his strange character is that he was also a religious fanatic, a mystery-monger
who
spent years studying the Bible and predicted the apocalypse. While documenting all of these unusual traits, the author makes a convincing case that
Newton
would have never revolutionized physics if he hadn't been just such an obnoxious person. This is a fascinating character study of an astounding genius and--if truth be told--an almighty
asshole
as well."--Page 2 of cover.
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