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> He was considered crazy in his time, disliked by most. Where did you get that from? As far as I know he was widely respected as a genius in his time and had
by olddustytrail 1y ago
> He was considered crazy in his time, disliked by most.
Where did you get that from? As far as I know he was widely respected as a genius in his time and had great professional and social success (including receiving a knighthood of course).
Where is it written that he was considered crazy and disliked?
- dotancohen 1y agoNewton had many fueds and enemies, and was repeatedly not a pleasant person. Hook and Liebniz come quickly to mind. You should read about his experiments and beliefs in the occult. I'm of the opinion that the story of the apple falling on his head, started as a jab.
- dr_dshiv 1y agoAll those guys had “beliefs in the occult”