One of the greatest scientists of all time, Isaac Newton left a work that was the culmination of the Scientific Revolution and inaugurated the era of modern science. In "The Life of Isaac Newton", the author follows Newton from his adolescence in Lincolnshire to his career at Cambridge, where he essentially achieved all his scientific accomplishments. In this rich and detailed biography, Westfall examines both Newton's personal life and his scientific career, giving us a comprehensive picture of him as a man, as a scientist, as a philosopher, theologian, and public figure.