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Publisher's Summary
In this original, sweeping, and intimate biography, Gleick moves between a comprehensive historical portrait and a dramatic focus on Newton's significant letters and unpublished notebooks to illuminate the real importance of his work in physics, in optics, and in calculus. He makes us see the old intuitive, alchemical universe out of which Newton's mathematics first arose and shows us how Newton's ideas have altered all forms of understanding from history to philosophy. And he gives us a moving account of the conflicting impulses that pulled at this man's heart: his quiet longings, his rage, his secrecy, the extraordinary subtleties of a personality that were mirrored in the invisible forces he first identified as the building blocks of science. More than biography, more than history, more than science, Isaac Newton tells us how, through the mind of one man, we have come to know our place in the cosmos.
Critic Reviews
"Gleick renders a wonderful impression of the icon's mind." (Booklist)
"Allan Corduner's narration is a pleasure to listen to." (AudioFile)
"The extraordinary breadth of Newton's interests is brilliantly delineated by Gleick. Newton the man emerges from the shadows." (The New York Times Book Review)
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- Steven
- 08-28-05
I thought it was good
I do not agree with the previous reviewers. The author brought the personality and presence of Newton out in the only way one could--through meticulous research. The confllicts between Newton and Hook, and the descriptions of a man viewing the world in ways none before him could were very facinating and I listened to the book twice to hear the story again. If you are interested in genius and particularly mathematics and physics and how a great man of learning dealt with his genius in his own time, you will enjoy this book.
I will say that I have not read the author's other works, so I can't compare to them. But if they are better as the previous reviewers have indicated then I'm going to give them a listen also.
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- Andrew
- 05-25-05
BRUTAL
I am a fan of Gleick's work and of science writing in general, but this book is, unfortunately, a fumble. Newton the man is quite fascinating but rather than explicating on his personality Gleick elects to focus on a few interminable intellectual grudges that the godfather of physics held against his contemporaries. It becomes a real yawn after an hour, and then by hour three I was heavily regretting having downloaded this horrible, horrible book. How can someone make such an interesting topic so dull? If you are a fan of Chaos or Genius, Gleick's two best titles, know that you will get none of the rich weave of characters, history, and incisive explanations of scientific discoveries and their significance that you may have come to expect. Pass on this and download Bill Bryson's a Short History of Nearly Everything instead. You'll learn more about Newton that way, and get more bang for your buck.
51 people found this helpful
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- Kermit
- 02-18-06
His real life
After reading so many myths about the man behind the legend, this was very refreshing. Newton is revealed for the first time with all of his flaws and a more indepth look at his real accomplishments. The book is well written and shows the level of research that was involved. Having established an negative outlook on the scintific value of Newton's discoveries, this volume has restored some of the merits of just how remarkable of a personage as he was.
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- Tim
- 08-04-05
I must agree . . . . .
I must agree with "ironhands" - this is a horrible book. I couldn't make it to the end of the second disk before I gave up. Only the second audiobook out of nearly 80 that I have not finished once I started.
The book seems disjointed with very little concept of flow. What should have been a fascinating book on a fascinating man was a real disappointment. There is more coherent information on Newton in many other books by audible ("The Fabric of the Cosmos" for example).
A real lost opportunity.
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- Eric
- 02-26-20
The last of the Magicians
Only 6 hours or so long this expertly crafted biography focuses on the intellectual achievements of Newton with less focus on his personal life. A good balance in my opinion.
Recommended for anyone who wants to be guided through a world where the concepts of Gravity and Physics were mysterious and vague. To learn about the one Keynes called “not the first of the age of reason. He was the last of the magicians, the last of the Babylonians and Sumerians”.
Also recommended for fans of James Gleick, one of the premier writers on the natural world and the history of its study who is writing today. The narration by Allan Corduner is perfect. I’m glad they chose to have it narrated by an English actor rather than American.
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- Mark D. Schnittman
- 01-24-18
Great read
This book has the feeling of more of a painted picture than a book. The incredible amount of research is mind boggling. Recommended.
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- Narek
- 04-08-15
Great general biography of Newton
I came into this book only knowing that an apple fell on Newtons head. The book expanded my knowledge on a lot of Newtons contributions including a broad understanding of Orbits, Light, and Gravity. Gleick portrays Newton as a real person and I enjoyed understanding who that person was, what his struggles were, and how he overcame them with considerable success. Learning about his struggles and secretive ways intrigued me the most. Great book, would recommend to anyone who wants to learn about Newton if they don't know much already.
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- Juha
- 06-24-14
Semi god who was just a half human?
What made the experience of listening to Isaac Newton the most enjoyable?
Newtons character and life is so interesting. Being simultaneusly the greatest scientist ever and one of the most pityfull character is always a great puzzlement for me
Who was your favorite character and why?
Oldenburg because he was a good "diplomat"
What does Allan Corduner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I love audiobooks since it is so enjoyble to be able to do something else (go shopping/cleaning...) but I can't pin point what Corduner contributed. I suppouse one really notices is the reader is bad --> Corduner has to be in my opinion good.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Newton being so full of hate and vile as to make "ananymous" letters defending himself.
Any additional comments?
Isaac Newton is such character that any book written on him is bound to be interesting.
3 people found this helpful
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- Christopher
- 06-01-07
well worth reading
An excellent read. Concise, sympathetic, and interesting. Well researched and presented. I thoroughly enjoyed the narration. I will be listening to this book again. Five stars from me.
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- Mark
- 04-29-22
An enigma
fascinating book on one of the greatest scientific minds of all time. Before reading this book, I had always thought of Newton as the consummate scientist, I never realized what a solitary and isolated life he led - from childhood and throughout the remainder of his life. He would apparently get in modes where he ate and slept very little, singularly focused on whatever he was pursuing at that time. His lasting scientific and mathematic contributions are some of the building blocks that contributed to the Theory of Relativity and his work in mathematics was the basis for modern day Calculus and Differential Equations. And yet, he was equally focused on alchemy, and other things like religion where his views in that day and time, had they been widely known could have ended his career in science. I found his interactions with other leading minds of the day to be fascinating - from feuding with some to collaborative arrangements with others such as Halley. The book seemed to end rather abruptly, with the revelation that he left no will. Narration was excellent.
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The Clockwork Universe
- Isaac Newton, The Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
- By: Edward Dolnick
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of men who lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured a universe that ran like a perfect machine. A meld of history and science, this book is a group portrait of some of the greatest minds who ever lived as they wrestled with natures most sweeping mysteries. The answers they uncovered still hold the key to how we understand the world.
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A Concise Explainer
- By Jean on 09-19-16
By: Edward Dolnick
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
- By: Timothy Ferris
- Narrated by: Timothy Ferris
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling science writer Timothy Ferris tells the story of that quest. He interweaves the majestic themes of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy with fresh and lasting portraits of the men and women who created what has been called our society's most precious treasure - its conception of the universe at large.
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Brief survey of discovery from Columbus to now
- By serine on 01-23-16
By: Timothy Ferris
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The Invention of Science
- A New History of the Scientific Revolution
- By: David Wootton
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 22 hrs and 5 mins
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In this fascinating history spanning continents and centuries, historian David Wootton offers a lively defense of science, revealing why the Scientific Revolution was truly the greatest event in our history. The Invention of Science goes back 500 years in time to chronicle this crucial transformation, exploring the factors that led to its birth and the people who made it happen. Wootton argues that the Scientific Revolution was actually five separate yet concurrent events that developed independently.
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Pretty Much the Whole Ball of Wax
- By doggedstrength on 06-13-19
By: David Wootton
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Euclid's Window
- The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
- By: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology.
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Wow!
- By Eric on 08-13-10
By: Leonard Mlodinow
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
- By: Alan Lightman
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine is the result of these seemingly contradictory impulses, written as an extended meditation on an island in Maine, where Lightman and his wife spend their summers. Framing the dialogue between religion and science as a contrast between absolutes and relatives, Lightman explores our human quest for truth and meaning and the different methods of religion and science in that quest. Along the way, he draws from sources ranging from St. Augustine's conception of absolute truth to Einstein's relativity.
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I've been looking for this book all my life.
- By ashepler on 07-24-18
By: Alan Lightman
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The Hunt for Vulcan
- …And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
- By: Thomas Levenson
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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For more than 50 years, the world's top scientists searched for the "missing" planet Vulcan, whose existence was mandated by Isaac Newton's theories of gravity. Countless hours were spent on the hunt for the elusive orb, and some of the era's most skilled astronomers even claimed to have found it. There was just one problem: It was never there.
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This is great stuff!
- By Mark A. Hurt on 11-22-15
By: Thomas Levenson
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The Upright Thinkers
- The Human Journey From Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
- By: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrated by: Leonard Mlodinow
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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In this fascinating and illuminating work, Leonard Mlodinow guides us through the critical eras and events in the development of science, all of which, he demonstrates, were propelled forward by humankind's collective struggle to know. From the birth of reasoning and culture to the formation of the studies of physics, chemistry, biology, and modern-day quantum physics, we come to see that much of our progress can be attributed to simple questions - why? how? - bravely asked.
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unexpected subject focus
- By James on 12-17-15
By: Leonard Mlodinow
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The Accidental Universe
- The World You Thought You Knew
- By: Alan Lightman
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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With all the passion, curiosity, and precise yet lyrical prose that have marked his previous books, Alan Lightman here explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing most intently on the human condition and the needs of humankind. He looks at the difficult dialogue between science and religion, the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature, the possibility that our universe is simply an accident, the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world, and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws.
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Spiritual Atheist Laments
- By Michael on 02-16-15
By: Alan Lightman
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Genius
- The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Dick Estell
- Length: 20 hrs and 5 mins
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From the author of the national best seller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating adventure in the annals of science." ( The New York Times).
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Wonderful Biography!
- By Douglas on 04-07-13
By: James Gleick
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The Story of Western Science
- From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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Far too often, public discussion of science is carried out by journalists, voters, and politicians who have received their science secondhand. The Story of Western Science shows us the joy and importance of reading groundbreaking science writing for ourselves and guides us back to the masterpieces that have changed the way we think about our world, our cosmos, and ourselves.
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Good text, tedious book structure
- By Diane K. on 10-07-15
By: Susan Wise Bauer
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The Discoverers
- A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself
- By: Daniel J. Boorstin
- Narrated by: Christopher Cazenove
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
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Why didn't the Chinese discover America? Why were people so slow to learn the earth goes around the sun? How and why did we begin to think of "species" of plants and animals? How, when, and why did people begin digging in the earth to learn about the past? How did the study of economics begin? These are but a few of the fascinating questions answered by Dr. Boorstin, Librarian of Congress Emeritus.
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Interesting book - poor audio quality
- By Steven Petersen on 06-07-05
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To Explain the World
- The Discovery of Modern Science
- By: Steven Weinberg
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries, from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand or how to understand it.
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How the world created a Newton
- By Gary on 03-02-15
By: Steven Weinberg