In the small town of Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, on Christmas Day 1642, the year the English Civil War began (4 January 1643, new style) probably; the world's greatest mathematician was born. (Lacey, 2005) Isaac Newton was born into a wealthy farming family (“Isaac Newton (1643 – 1727)”). As Isaac's father had died before he was born, his mother needed an income. When Newton was three years old, his mother left him with his grandparents. She wanted to remarry and start a second family. In order to start a new life, she could not have children with previous men. His mother returned to Woolsthorpe in 1653, after the death of her second husband. When she returned home, her mother still ignored her. Isaac did not have a very happy childhood; because of this, he did not know how to interact with others (Hatch, 1998). When his mother came home, she sent him to school seven miles away. It was too far for a ten-year-old to ride a horse every day, so he lived with the town pharmacist and his children. He went to school and stayed alone. Children at school bullied Newton and one day he fought a child to protect himself. He wanted to be better than the bullies in every way possible. Isaac would focus on his studies until he became the best student, then relax and make new gadgets and models. He continued making gadgets until someone beat him with high marks, then he focused on his studies again (Salas and Reynolds, 2004). His schooling in the city was to prepare for his entry into Trinity College, located in Cambridge (Hatch, 1998). The turning point in Newton's life came in June 1661. He left his home for Cambridge University to continue his studies. Newton entered a new world and could eventually become his own (Hatch, 1998). He couldn't... middle of paper... could get it. Eventually, Halley convinced Newton to publish his mathematical discoveries. Many mathematicians agreed with his work because it was a new understanding of the universe and they wanted to know more (Salas and Reynolds, 2004). Isaac left the universe and delved into the mathematical aspects of the Bible. He tried to determine the exact size of the cubit. The cubit was the measurement Noah used to build his ark. When he moved to London and started working at the Mint, he was the first director to become involved on a day-to-day basis. He used an accounting system to count money. This was no problem for a man of his talent. He always received math problems from mathematicians all over Europe, but he kept them secret. He died with a lot kept to himself, luckily a few people got him to publish it otherwise we would be lost without his work (Salas & Reynolds, 2004).