Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, British Library, London (@ G R Richardson/age fotostock)

Statue of Sir Isaac Newton, British Library, London (@ G R Richardson/age fotostock)

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• He was a physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, alchemist and theologian.""Who is this deep-thinking polymath, born today in 1643?
• This bronze statue was created by Scottish sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi.""His 1947 collage, I was a Rich Man\s Plaything, inspired an entire art movement
• This weighty work was unveiled in 1995 in London.""But we can trace it back to a painting created 200 years earlier…
• We\re on safe ground calling Sir Isaac Newton one of the greatest scientists in history.""A core part of this iconic reputation is based on apples