GoKawiilNew book traces Isaac Newton's rapid path to the Principia Mathematica
Historians Jed Buchwald and Mordechai Feingold examine how Isaac Newton, unlike most scientists who follow a decade-long 'ten-year rule' before major breakthroughs, made foundational discoveries in mathematics, optics and gravity within a single stretch of isolation during the Great Plague of 1665-66. Their new book, 'The Winding Trail to Newton's Principia Mathematica,' details the complex evolution of Newton's 1687 masterwork, which introduced his laws of motion and universal gravitation.