by Matthew G. 5K

1. Written by Matthew G.

2.  Isaac Newton was born in 1643 in Woolsthrope on
January 4th.
 His dad died 3 months before he was born.
 Newton lived in a family of farmers.
 Isaac’s mom married Barnabas Smith when he was 2
years old who then left Isaac in the care of his
maternal grandmother.

3.  Isaac’s stepdad died when he was 10 years old.
 When Isaac was old enough, he attended free
Grammar school in Grantham.
 Isaac was a very smart and mischievous young man.
 At school he was very confident and on every bench he
sat on he wrote his name on it.

4.  There was a mill built outside his school and he was so
fascinated in it that he built a replica of it at home.
 Because it was reliant on wind, he put a sail on it.
 During the winter to get to school, Newton built a
paper fire that lit the way to school.

5.  He started college in 1661 at Trinity College.
 The year after Newton left college, the college shut
down.
 Two years after college, Newton continued to progress
in getting smarter.

6.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detail
page&v=CQYELiTtUs8