Fantasy Nobel Prizes: Isaac Newton

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There have been a lot of great scientist throughout history, but Sir Isaac Newton might just take the cake. But while he was a certified genius, he was also a little screwy. Dive into the life of this fascinating chap in today's episode.

En este episodio aprenderemos sobre la vida de Isaac Newton, los grandes descubrimientos que él hizo y los muchos aportes que dio al mundo de las matemáticas y la ciencia como tal. ¿Sabías que él fue quien inventó el cálculo? ¿Sabías que Newton fue el primero en demostrar que las ...  Show more

Albert Einstein overhauled our understanding of the universe—from the sub-atomic level to beyond the edges of the cosmos. Today his ideas are in evidence everywhere, from televisions and GPS systems, to our understanding of black holes and the Big Bang. But who was Einstein as a ...  Show more