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Isaac Newton was born on Christmas Day in 1642 in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, about 100 miles north of London. He was very weak at birth and wasn't expected to live.

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At the age of 5, Newton went to the village school. About six years later he was sent to Grantham, a town seven miles away, to attend King's School. At first he did poorly, but after beating up a bully, he pushed himself to the head of the class.

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When Newton was 16, his mother brought him home from King's School to learn to be a farmer. Newton wanted to study instead, and he was eventually sent back to prepare for college. He enrolled at Trinity College at Cambridge in 1661.

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1665: January—graduates Bachelor of Arts; August moves back home because of the plague

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1665: January—graduates Bachelor of Arts; August moves back home because of the plague

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While at Cambridge, Newton divided a notebook into 45 sections so he could make notes of things he wanted to know about. He was so involved in studying that he sometimes forgot to eat. In 1665 he received his bachelor's of arts degree.

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1666: Develops binomial theorem; invents the calculus; postulates a gravitational force holding the moon in its orbit; and proves that white light is a mixture of light of all colors

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1666: Develops binomial theorem; invents the calculus; postulates a gravitational force holding the moon in its orbit; and proves that white light is a mixture of light of all colors

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1667: Returns to Cambridge; elected fellow of Trinity College

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1667: Returns to Cambridge; elected fellow of Trinity College

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Cambridge reopened in 1667, and Newton returned to study for his master of arts degree. He was given a fellowship, a special award where he was paid to study. In 1669 he was made a professor of mathematics.

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1669: Elected Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

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1669: Elected Lucasian Professor of Mathematics

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1672: Elected fellow of the Royal Society

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1672: Elected fellow of the Royal Society

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Newton builded an improved version of the reflecting telescope. His friend, Dr. Barrow, took it to the Royal Society of London, the country's most famous scientific society. The members were so impressed that they invited Newton to join.

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1684: Edmund Halley’s visit leads to writing of the Principia

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1684: Edmund Halley’s visit leads to writing of the Principia

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1687: Publication of Principia Mathematica

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1687: Publication of Principia Mathematica

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In 1689 Newton ran for Parliament and won a seat. He served for one year.

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Around 1693 Newton's health began to fail and his mind seemed to wander. Some thought he was having a breakdown. Some thought  that he may have been experiencing mercury poisoning from some of his experiments. He was completely well by 1696.

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1696: Moves to London as Warden of the Mint

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1696: Moves to London as Warden of the Mint

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Newton was given the job of Warden of the Mint in 1696. He helped recall all of the old British coins so they could be replaced with new ones.

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1703: Elected president of the Royal Society

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1703: Elected president of the Royal Society

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In 1703 Newton was elected the president of the Royal Society of London. He published his writings on his early experiments with light in a book called Opticks.

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In 1705 Newton received the highest honour in the land. He becomes the first British scientist to be knighted. He was then known as "Sir Isaac Newton."

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1727: Dies March 20; buried in Westminster Abbey

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1727: Dies March 20; buried in Westminster Abbey

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On March 20, 1727, Sir Isaac Newton died at the age of 84. He was buried at the famous Westminster Abbey. Sir Isaac Newton will be remembered as a brilliant man whose work in math and science continues to influence the world today.