ISAAC NEWTON WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 25 1642 IN WOOLSTHORPE-BY COLSTERWORTH ENGLAND AT THE AGE OF TWELVE HE ATTENDED SCHOOL IN NEARBY GRANTHAM HE LIVED WITH THE LOCAL APOTHECARY WHO TAUGHT HIM CHEMISTRY HE ALSO HAD HIS OWN TOOLS HE USED THEM TO BUILD TOYS OH HOW PRETTY IS THIS FOR ME DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MILL THEY’RE BUILDING COME ON LET’S TAKE A LOOK 5
LOOK AT THAT SO MANY MOVING PIECES HMM I WONDER BAM BAM TOC TOC TOC LOOK WHAT I’VE MADE HUH A MILL AND IT REALLY WORKS ISAAC HAS A GIFT FOR BUILDING THINGS DOESN’T HE WELL YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT ALL HE MAKES WATCHES TOO 6
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS WATER CLOCK IT WORKS SO WELL OUR WHOLE FAMILY USES IT ISAAC’S ALWAYS DRAWING TOO HE’LL DRAW EVERYTHING HE SEES OR THINKS OF HE EVEN DRAWS ON THE WALLS HANNAH YOUR SON ISAAC IS VERY CLEVER HE SHOULD REALLY GO TO UNIVERSITY I AGREE MY DEAR SISTER YOU’RE RIGHT PERHAPS CAMBRIDGE 1661 7
WELCOME TO TRINITY COLLEGE MR NEWTON THE RULES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE STATE THAT AFTER OBTAINING YOUR MASTER’S DEGREE AND BECOMING A FELLOW YOU MUST BE ORDAINED AS A PRIEST WITHIN SEVEN YEARS I SHOULD ALSO SAY THAT STUDENTS LIKE YOU WHO CAN’T PAY THE FULL TUITION MUST WORK AS SERVANTS I UNDERSTAND SIR AH HERE’S YOUR RESIDENCE YOU’LL LIVE HERE WHILE YOU’RE AT CAMBRIDGE NOW ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR ROOMMATE JOHN WICKINS PLEASED TO MEET YOU 8
