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Sir Isaac Newton, (4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727) OS: 25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, and alchemist, regarded by many as the greatest figure in the history of science.[2] His treatise Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, laying the groundwork for classical mechanics. By demonstrating consistency between Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and this system, he was the first to show that the motion of objects on Earth and of celestial bodies are governed by the same set of natural laws. The unifying and predictive power of his laws was central to the scientific revolution, the advancement of heliocentrism, and the broader acceptance of the notion that rational investigation can reveal the inner workings of nature.
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Like quite a few ‘genius’ figures in history, the evidence left to us makes a strong case that he had Asperger’s syndrome – or, to put it in a less formal way – was an ‘Aspie’.
We’ve left it a bit late for actual diagnosis, though.