QQC Isaac Newton

"Most people are acquianted in some degree with the name and reputation of Isaac Newton, for his universal fame as the discoverer of the law of gravitation has continued undiminished over the two and a half centuried since his death."

Did He really do that much?

When I first started reading this paper, I thought it was just exxagerating. I mean, I knew Isaac Newton invented and discovered some things, but I didn't know he did so much. I had no idea he had such an impac ton science and the things we know about the world. He was truly smart, and reading this paper, I realized just how smart he might have been if not smarter. And then on top of all that, the factr that he didn't need or want the fame for all his ideas is ironic. He discovered and recognized alot of things in his time, and as smart beyond his time, yet he didn't really want to tell anybody. It says because he didn't want to be persecuted for his ideas, since they were so.. new i guess. That's crazy. If I found out some information. I feel that I would have discussed it with someone. And maybe he did, but.... I don't know. I just think it's crazy he was this smart, but didn't think his ideas had that much of importance to the rest of the world that he was going to keep them to himself.
It says he told one of his friends (the other guy that claims to have invented calculus), but it was in letters. I wou8ld have wanted to talk face to face with that person and have in depth conversations with him. And it seems like Isaac knew all the important people in scientific history, like RJohn Locke and them, because he had conversations with them. Why wouldn't he have shared his ideas with them. They weren't bad ideas, and since he had them all written down (and dated hopefully) if they tried to steal his ideas, he could obviously show everyone that he thought of it first.
Wasn't he married? Why did he have so much time to think? Did he have a job? Did he spend his life thinking and thinking and thinking. That is a very thoughtful person. So kudos to Isaac Newton because I never knew just how important his ideas and discoveries were to life.... yep.