Sheffield University students could be told how Sir Isaac Newton 'benefited from colonialism'
Share The eminent 17th Century physicist, mathematician and astronomer, who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time, held shares in the South Sea Company, which traded in slaves. Sir Isaac Newton's possible links to colonialism Physicist Sir Isaac Newton, born in 1643 in Woolsthorpe, England, started developing various theories during a break from Cambridge University. He is claimed to have benefitted from slavery when developing his theory of gravity. While studying the ocean tides, he required tidal readings from around the world. According to S...