tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post284745598042127999..comments2024-03-29T08:49:16.357+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: From Newton to EinsteinAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-67852416502542262962016-01-12T19:26:07.550+00:002016-01-12T19:26:07.550+00:00Incidentally, Colin, my Newton book is on Google P...Incidentally, Colin, my Newton book is on Google Play for just 99p, so you really ought to go for it!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-40427391472468273302016-01-12T15:18:59.923+00:002016-01-12T15:18:59.923+00:00Thanks Colin. There may be a difference between Br...Thanks Colin. There may be a difference between Britain (where I think most people associate Newton with gravity and the falling apple) and the US where he is more obscure. The American equivalent of Newton would be Benjamin Franklin - the incident with the kite must be known to all US schoolchildren, but far fewer in the UK.Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-49779181471242413842016-01-12T14:45:11.467+00:002016-01-12T14:45:11.467+00:00I remember an episode of The Simpsons where Newton...I remember an episode of The Simpsons where Newton was mentioned but Homer had never heard of him and I suspect Newton is much less of a household name than you think, Andrew. As you say, everyone seems to have heard of Einstein and he's a byword for scientific genius and the archetypal "mad scientist". I was going to mention Newton's crackpot ideas like alchemy and the Bible's supposed secret code...but you already did :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com