Brief Introduction
All of the formulas used to describe Table Tennis were derived by Sir Isaac Newton in his monumental work Philosophae Naturalis Principia Mathematica.
Not to say that Table Tennis is the most revered sport in existance, but the equations used are the single most important mathematical statements ever written in the history of science.
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Sir Isaac Newton is clearly the most influential scientist who ever lived, being the inventer of the Laws of Motion.
His accomplishments in mathematics, optics, and physics have laid the foundations for modern science and revolutionized the world.