Isaac Newton
/ James Gleick
- 1st ed
- New York : Pantheon Books , c2003.
- xii, 272 p. : ill., col. port. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-258) and index.
Gleick, interpreter of science for the (serious) lay reader in such books as Chaos: Making a New Science, here turns his attention to the pioneering physicist. This narrative traces the emergence of Newton's vision and the fundamental impact his work has had on human consciousness.