He had a father who died 3 months before he was born, a step-father named Barnabus Smith, and 3 brothers and sisters named Mary, Benjamin, and Hannah
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Sir Isaac newton never married and had no known children. He lived a solitary life devoted to his scientific work and studies.
He discovered gravity?
Sir Isaac Newton's stepfather, Barnabas Smith, died in 1653.
Newton didn't change our concept of Time. Einstein did.
Sir Isaac Newton's favorite book as a child is believed to be "The Mysteries of Nature and Art" by John Bate. This book sparked his interest in science and inspired his curiosity about the natural world.
Sir Isaac Newton's peers included prominent scientists and mathematicians of his time such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Robert Hooke, and Edmond Halley. They were contemporaries who contributed to the scientific advancements of the 17th and 18th centuries.