Introduction: Science Didn’t Discover – It Felt Throughout human history, there have been individuals who not only discovered but also felt, built, and reshaped the world. Isaac Newton was one of them. When we hear his name, the law of gravity immediately comes to mind. But he was not just a scientist sitting under an apple tree. He was a genius who carried an entire universe within his silence.
In this article, we will explore Newton not only as a physicist, but also as a person, a philosopher, a seeker of spirituality, and a figure ahead of his time.
CHAPTER I: A Lost Child, a Found Genius Isaac Newton was born in 1643 in the small English village of Woolsthorpe. His life began with trauma—he lost his father before birth, and his mother left him after remarrying. From an early age, he was quiet, lonely, and observant.
Instead of playing, he built clocks. He observed the sky and measured the angles of falling water drops. His best companion was silence.
Newton’s own note: “My silence became my strength. Because no one spoke to me, I learned to speak with everything.”
CHAPTER II: From Revenge to the Cosmos – A Turbulent Inner Life He was often mocked and humiliated at school. Once, instead of responding to a bully with fists, he resolved to surpass him academically. This moment ignited his journey into science—first as revenge, but eventually as a quest for divine order.
CHAPTER III: The Apple Fell, but the Thought Soared According to legend, gravity was “discovered” when an apple fell on Newton’s head. In reality, it sparked a profound question: “Why does the apple fall downward, not upward?”
This question laid the foundation for classical mechanics. But Newton’s goal wasn’t just mathematical formulas—it was to understand the system created by God.
His work: Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica Three laws of motion:
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An object remains at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon by a force.
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Force = mass × acceleration
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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
CHAPTER IV: Science and Faith – A Shifting Paradigm Newton didn’t see science and religion as opposites. On the contrary, he believed the laws that govern the world were proof of God’s existence.
His notes contained biblical quotes and spiritual reflections on the universe’s design. He called the universe a “divine machine.”
Interesting fact: He belonged to a Christian sect and did not believe in the divinity of Jesus—thus, he often kept his beliefs hidden.
CHAPTER V: Between Chemistry, Magic, and Science Newton also practiced alchemy—the search for the secrets of matter and the philosopher’s stone. Though now considered pseudoscience, his writings in this field contain profound scientific and philosophical insights:
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Transformation of matter
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The soul’s influence on the body
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The idea of creating gold
These show his attempt to bridge science and spirituality.
CHAPTER VI: Social Isolation and Inner Collapse Newton had a difficult character:
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Domineering
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Irritable
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Intolerant of criticism
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Preferred working alone
He did not fit well into society. In 1693, he suffered a psychological breakdown—hallucinations, paranoia, insomnia, and loneliness.
But after this collapse, he experienced a rebirth and became more socially active.
CHAPTER VII: Guardian of Academia – Crown and Science Hand in Hand In 1703, he was elected president of the Royal Society and held the position until his death. In 1705, he was officially knighted by the Queen of England and received the title “Sir.”
He became not just a scientist, but a pillar of state ideology and science.
CHAPTER VIII: Final Moments – The Brightest Version of “I Know That I Know Nothing” Shortly before his death, Newton said:
“I see myself as a child playing on the seashore, occasionally finding a smooth pebble or a pretty shell, while the vast ocean of undiscovered truth lay before me.”
By the end of his life, he acknowledged his own smallness and the infinity of science.
CHAPTER IX: Legacy – From Light to Darkness and Back to Light Newton’s legacy isn’t confined to physics. He was:
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A systematizer of science
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An interpreter of natural laws
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A unifier of faith and reason
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A changer of the world through silence
Strange, lonely, but an infinitely valuable architect of knowledge.
CONCLUSION: A Universe Born in Silence Isaac Newton explained the universe, but couldn’t explain the one within himself. His law of gravity changed not only the motion of bodies but also the flow of time.
Perhaps each of us is waiting for our apple—not to fall on our heads, but on our souls, awakening our own inner gravity.
EPILOGUE: Where Is Your Gravity? Newton discovered gravity. But every person has their own soul’s gravity—to seek it, to understand one’s inner nature, and to learn from a scientist who spoke through silence—that is our mission of discovery.