Part one of term paper
Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist born in 1643 and died in 1727. He is considered one of the greatest scientists in history, who made many important contributions to many fields of science. His discoveries and theories were the groundwork for much of the scientific achievements of today. Newton is known for many f ...

Part two of term paper
... twice. He was persuaded to go to grammar school and then in the summer of 1661, he attended Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 1665 Newton returned to Woolsthorpe and continued his study of light. Newton was intrigued by light and was curious about its composition. When trying to explain how colors occur, he came to the theory that light is a heterogeneous mixture of different colored light rays. He theorized that each ray was a different color, and that reflections and ref ...