{"product_id":"isaac-newton-9781400032952","title":"Isaac Newton","description":"Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral--an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gave them names--\u003ci\u003emass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003egravity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003evelocity\u003c\/i\u003e--things our science now takes for granted. Inspired by Aristotle, spurred on by Galileo's discoveries and the philosophy of Descartes, Newton grasped the intangible and dared to take its measure, a leap of the mind unparalleled in his generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJames Gleick, the author of \u003cb\u003eChaos\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eGenius\u003c\/b\u003e, and one of the most acclaimed science writers of \u003ci\u003ehis\u003c\/i\u003e generation, brings the reader into Newton's reclusive life and provides startlingly clear explanations of the concepts that changed forever our perception of bodies, rest, and motion--ideas so basic to the twenty-first century, it can truly be said: We are all Newtonians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400032952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2004 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2004 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"James Gleick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36649399943324,"sku":"9781400032952","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fa7c52ed-e442-4506-af04-d1b2798bbc80.jpg?v=1603872659","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/isaac-newton-9781400032952","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}