Isaac newton biography childhood depression
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16 Examples of the Madness of Sir Isaac Newton
For a short period of his long life, during 1692 -1693, Isaac Newton dropped into a period of what was called, in his day, madness. What actually occurred during the period, in terms of his mental state, remains the subject of debate and discussion among historians and scholars.
Isaac newton biography childhood depression
Some have ascribed his symptoms to a developmental disorder; Asperger’s Syndrome. Others have labeled the polymath as suffering from depression. Still, others have blamed the difficulties he encountered on the toxic effects of the mercury and lead he used for various experiments.
Newton developed few intimate relationships in his lifetime, remaining aloof to students and fellows, and was suspicious of most people, which has been ascribed by some as paranoia.
Beginning in the early nineteenth century, Newton’s biographers described him as a cold and unlikeable man, who was despite being a resident at Trinity College indifferent to its students, tu