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Title: The Life of Isaac Newton by Richard S. Westfall ISBN: 0-521-47737-9 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 29 July, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Greatest Genius - Isaac Newton
Comment: The preface to "The Life of Isaac Newton" starts with "Few men have lived for whom less need exist to justify a biography." To this I would like to add that few books have been written which need to be read more than the "Life of Isaac Newton" by Richard Westfall.
A thorough research of the life and work of one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived, if not the greatest, Westfall paints a vivid picture of the life of Newton from childhood to old age. He describes Newton as not only a scientific genius, but as the person who revolutionized science, and thus influenced the way of thinking, and indeed the way of modern life.
Newton, to be sure, was not an easy person to live with, nor was he a perfect human being. All this however pales in comparison to his superior intellect and deep understanding of nature. The book gives ample accounting of Newton's two great works "Opticks" and "Principia" and how these two have influenced the world he lived in, and the effects they left forever since.
This book is a necessary reading not only for those interested in science, but for all who want to have a glimpse into the way of life in the 16th and 17th centuries, and especially the way science and philosophy spread throughout the world.
Read it!
Shab Levy
Portland, OR 2002
Rating: 5
Summary: The only biographer of Newton
Comment: This is a condensed version of "Never at Rest: Biography of Isaac Newton" by the same author. In this new version he took away details that he thought were interesting just to the specialist, so this book was written for the general public (and it indeed succeed to be non-technical).
What is really important about Westfall's work is that he is the only REAL biographer of Isaac Newton, since he was the first (and the last) to make an intensive research about him, seeking Newton's ancestors, tracking all his way through; collecting letters from everyone that had a comma wrote by Newton. Sure, this is the full biography of Newton and everything that you read aside is based on this one (if it's not wrong). The goal of this biography is to be impartial: you certainly won't find the author arguing that Newton was a bad person or glorifying him; he will just narrate and point out the true, the facts, the letters, leaving the interpretation with you. My interpretation is: Newton was a great man, not only because he was a genius, but as an example of humanity. You can disagree... as long as you know the facts; not being influenced by some biographical essay that has more adjectives than verbs.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stimulating, Informative, Inspirational
Comment: I couldn't agree with reviewer #1 more! As a doctoral engineer, I thought I knew everything about that greatest scientist that ever lived. But I was wrong. Westfall taught me plenty about his life and times.
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Title: Isaac Newton by JAMES GLEICK ISBN: 0375422331 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 13 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer (Helix Books) by Michael White ISBN: 073820143X Publisher: Perseus Book Group Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title: Never at Rest : A Biography of Isaac Newton by Richard S. Westfall ISBN: 0521274354 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 29 April, 1983 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Principia : Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen, Anne Whitman ISBN: 0520088174 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: The Cambridge Companion to Newton by I. Bernard Cohen, George E. Smith ISBN: 0521656966 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 25 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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