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> People like Newton, who was a geek, had to suffer isolation all his life in order to do what he felt right. I feel like I'm missing a reference here. Was Isa
by igonvalue 12y ago
> People like Newton, who was a geek, had to suffer isolation all his life in order to do what he felt right.
I feel like I'm missing a reference here. Was Isaac Newton ostracized for heretical beliefs during his lifetime?
- cgearhart 12y ago"Suffer" may be a bit overstated - if he was isolated, it was largely self-imposed; and if he was persecuted, it may have had more to do with his behavior than beliefs.[1] Best to think of Newton as the real-life "House" character: impossibly brilliant (did most of his heavy lifting on light, gravity, and calculus in one summer), but also incredibly abraisive. [1] http://jqtil.blogspot.com/2012/03/isaac-newton-was-jerk.html http://jqtil.blogspot.com/2012/03/isaac-newton-was-jerk.html - I haven't run the rabit hole on his citations, but at least this article has some