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Isaac Newton by James Gleick — WisdomDeck honest review

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Isaac Newton

by James Gleick

A short, elegant Newton: solitary, obsessive, alchemical, world-changing. The best brief life.

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Solitude produced the calculus.
Obsession has costs.
Stand on shoulders.

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