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02606aam a22003494i 4500 001 CF30D746B26311E8BB1AE23C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180907010357 008 171214t20182018nyua b 001 0beng d 020 $a 9781633884564 020 $a 1633884562 035 $a (OCoLC)1015812105 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d GK8 $e rda $d IOU $d SILO 041 $a eng $h ger 100 1 $a Freistetter, F. $q (Florian), $e author. 240 10 $a NEWTON: wie ein arschloch das universum neu erfand. $l English 245 10 $a Isaac Newton : $b the asshole who reinvented the universe / $c Florian Freistetter ; translated by Brian Taylor. 264 1 $a Albany, NY : $b Prometheus Books, $c 2018. 300 $a 224 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 19 cm 520 $a "0Isaac Newton may have been the most important scientist in history, but he was a very difficult man. Put more bluntly, he was an asshole, an SOB, or whatever epithet best describes as an abrasive egomaniac. In this colorful profile of the great man- warts and all- astronomer Florian Freistetter shows why this damning assessment is inescable. Newton's hatred of fellow scientist Robert Hooke knew no bounds, and he was strident in expressing it. He stole the work of colleague John Flamsteed, ruining his career without a second thought. He carried on a venomous battle with Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz over the invention of calculus, vilifying him anonymously while the German scientist was alive and continuing the attacks after Leibniz died. All evidence indicates that Newton was conniving, sneaky, resentful, secretive, and antisocial. Compounding the mystery of his strange character is the fact that he was also a religious fanatic, a mystery-monger who spent years studying the Bible and who predicted the apocalypse. While documenting all of these unusual traits, the author makes a convincing case that Newton would have never revolutionized physics if he hadn't been just such an obnoxious person. This is a fascinating character study of an astounding genius and- if truth be told- an almighty asshole as well." -- Dust jacket flap. 600 10 $a Newton, Isaac, $d 1642-1727. 600 10 $a Newton, Isaac, $d 1642-1727 $x Influence. 650 0 $a Physics $x History. 650 0 $a Science $x History. 650 0 $a Physicists $z Great Britain $v Biography. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 700 10 $a Taylor, Brian, $c (Translator) $e translator. 941 $a 2 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210805010019.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006121634.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CF30D746B26311E8BB1AE23C97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search