Very original celebration by Barbora Misakova

The name Isaac Newton is probably well known to all of us. This English physicist, mathematician, astronomer became one of the most influential people in human history. He was born in 1643 and he had to wait more than 40 years to write one of his the most influential books called Principia. It was also Newton’s reluctance and fear of controversy and criticism which slowed down publication of his calculus. But after all it became a masterpiece which described universal gravitation and the three law of motion and made from him one the most influential people on planet. The story of Newton’s apple tree became as popular as a fairytale and many children around the w! orld are laughing at the modified version of story, when the apple fell down directly on scholar’s head and so made him to think about gravitation. Why is apple always falling down and is not going upwards or sideways? These were the questions spinning in Newton’s head. This apple tree “deserves” our respect and that is why this piece of Newton’s apple three will be flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis next week. As humorously informed astronaut Piers Sellers who will take 4-inch sliver of the tree to the space: “I will take it up into orbit and let it float around a bit, which will confuse Isaac.” This should be kind of a present for The Royal Society that is celebrating 350th anniversary. As part of the celebration they made the 18th-century document detailing Newton’s account of the famous apple incident available online. According to me, this is the most original way how to celebrate human success and Newton himself!
related story (sgx17235): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100507/ap_on_re_us/us_space_shu...

by Barbora Misakova for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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