Isaac Newton was born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, on December 25, 1642. Newton was an intelligent child, but he never showed any signs of greatness. The first college in Newton he went to was Trinity-Cambridge College. He graduated from Cambridge without particular academic distinction. In 1669, Newton became a professor at Cambridge and lectured on arithmetic, astronomy, geometry, optics, and other types of mathematics. Even though Isaac Newton was not the only great scientist of the 17th century, he can still be considered the greatest European scientist. With the help of his theories on light, sound and atoms, his three legendary laws of motion presented in his book "The Principles", and finally his law of universal gravitation, he can be considered the greatest scientist of European history. theory on light and color, it explains what makes colors. Newton designed a “new experiment”. It was there that he entered a dark room, drilled a ⅛ inch hole in the shutter, and intercepted the incoming beam of light with a prism (Christianson 42). He was surprised because the spectrum formed an oblong band rather than a perfect circle. He showed that each of the seven colors was refracted in orbit, at different angles through the prism. This experience helped him explain the colors of the rainbow. This discovery helped explain why bodies appear to have color (Domski). Newton used a prism and demonstrated that color is a property of light and is not illuminated. This sparked the invention of the spectroscope (Newton 201). In Isaac Newton's theory of light and sound, this helped scientists discover many new things, such as Claude Boutet's circle of painters of 1708. Newton wondered why you couldn't see someone behind a building...... in the middle of paper..... Among them, Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist in European history. From his theories on light, sound and atoms to his law of universal gravitation and his legendary three laws of motion. These helped him to be considered the greatest scientist in European history. Primary source: Christianson, Gale E. Isaac Newton and the Scientific Revolution. New York: Oxford UP, 1996. Print. Newton, Isaac. Newton. Madrid: Debate: Itaca, 1983. Print. Secondary sources: Brodetsky, S. “Sir Isaac Newton”. Mr. Isaac Newton. Methuen & CO LTD., 2006. Web. March 18, 2014. Domski, Mary. “Newton, Mr. Isaac.” Student of the world of books. World Book, 2014. Web. March 17, 2014.Sullivant, Rosemary. “When the apple falls: Isaac Newton brought order and understanding to a universe of apparent complexity.” Astronomy April 1998: 54+. Student resources in context. Internet. March 23. 2014.