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  • Isaac Newton Inventions

    Sir Isaac Newton is recognized as one of the greatest geniuses to have ever lived.

    Isaac Newton inventions have quite literally made a profound impact on science, mathematics, gravitation astronomy, optics and chemistry.

    Issac Newton’s inventions span a vast area of subjects and sciences. I will briefly speak about a few Isaac Newton Inventions that made the most impact on the world as we know it.

    Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope (also called the Newtonian telescope), which makes use of mirrors in order to reflect and enhance light onto a particular surface. Whenever you see images of planets, moons, or solar systems you can thank Isaac Newton for the work he did in making this happen. Based on the reflecting telescope, Newton invented a color system or theory that explained why light becomes split into a variety of colors when passing through a mirror or transparent object.

    Another Isaac Newton invention is what is known as the Calculus (another mathematician known at Gottfried Leibniz also worked on the calculus during this time). The calculus is a complex mathematical theoretical system that is today used in abstract mathematics, astronomy, geometry, financial mathematics and statistics. Also in mathematics, Newton invented what is popularly known as Newton’s method, which aids math boffins to approximate the roots of functions.

    Issac Newton didn’t ‘invent’ the law of gravity, but he certainly discovered it and was able to explain it mathematically. He also studied gravitation in relation to planets and the universe, and invented a way to explain what is known as the ‘law of universal gravitation’ and most famously the ‘laws of motion’. It’s unlikely an apple ever hit Newton’s head, but he used the anecdote of watching apples fall from trees as what sparked his interest in gravity.

  • Necessity is the mother of invention

    What does ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ mean?

    You often hear people use that saying that ‘necessity is the mother of invention’ but don’t necessarily know what it means.

    Well think about it for a minute. Let’s break up the phrase into different parts to make it more understandable.

    Necessity

    What does necessity mean? Well the simplest meaning of necessity is to think of the word ‘necessary’ (it sounds a lot like necessity doesn’t it? That’s because they both have the same root). When you say that A is necessary for B to happen, it means that B cannot happen without A happening. For example water is necessary for plants to survive.

    Necessity is not too different. It means that something is indispensable or important in a particular situation or circumstance. Like when someone says ‘Education is a necessity for a successful society’, they mean that without education the society would not be successful without education.

    Mother

    A mother gives birth to a child. That much is obvious. So using the word ‘mother’ in a metaphorical sense means giving birth to, creating, or making something where it did not exist before.

    So now you know what ‘necessity’ and ‘mother’ means in the context we have been talking about. So how do we apply it to ‘necessity is the mother of invention’?

    Pretty easily. You might even be able to work it out by yourself by now.

    It’s obvious that something is invented as a result of a need that hasn’t yet been fulfilled. For example mobile telephones were invented to meet the need of people communicating while they are out and about. In other words there was a necessity for people to communicate when they were not at home. It was necessary for people to have a mobile phone so that they could communicate wherever they were.

    Necessity is the mother of invention

    Which brings us to the final piece in the puzzle. ‘Necessity is the mother of invention’ means that the necessity for something to occur makes it very likely that something will be invented to meet that need. In other words the necessity for something gives birth to an invention. Necessity is the mother of invention!