The father of modern science also happened to stick needles in his eye and send criminals to their deaths.
. His work provided the foundation upon which modern physics stands, and ranks among the most important books in science history.was by no means Newton’s only effort. He also contributed seminal work in the fields of optics and calculus, plus a great deal more. And by “more,” we mean some pretty weird and astonishing stuff. For example:Newton’s tireless mind wasn’t content to restrict itself to hard science.
So, he inserted a bodkin — a type of large, blunt needle — in between his eyelid and eyeball. Then he moved the bodkin around and used it to exert pressure on the eyeball. If you’re still reading after that grisly detail, you’ll be relieved to know the exercise produced visions of colored circles, but otherwise appeared to do Newton no lasting harm. Still, an ill-timed sneeze could have changed the history of science as we know it.
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