Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire, England on Christmas day 1642 to Hannah and Isaac Newton Sr. His father died while he was still in the womb and upon his mother's marriage to his stepfather, Isaac went to live with his grandmother until the age of ten when he returned to live with his mother. Before attending college Isaac Newton attempted the family business of farming, but he was not happy as a farmer and could only think of his studies. The head of King's School (Newton's childhood school) finally convinced Newton's mother to send him to college.
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In 1661 when he as 19 years of age, Isaac entered Cambridge University to study science and mathematics. It was during his time at Cambridge that he developed the theories of math and science that we still remember him for today.
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