Sir Isaac Newton : Contributions One of the most important scientists of all time, Isaac Newton, made many discoveries and theories that have changed the world. His studies in physics have influenced modern physics greatly with his laws of motion, his study of light, and his law of gravitational motion. Newton also created one of the most important scientific books of all time, the Principia, widely regarded as one of the most influential works on physics …showed first 75 words of 1439 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1439 total…and mathematics put him with many of the greatest scientists. His three laws of motion, his study of the nature of light, and his law of universal gravitation are some of his greatest works. Newton has been thought of for the last 300 years, the founding exemplar of modern physical science. So it is therefore no exaggeration to see that Newton was and still is the single most important contributor to the development of modern science.