Science and Discovery

SCIENCE & DISCOVERY features: ISAAC NEWTON'S NEW PHYSICS Newton was a natural philosopher who described a planetary system held together by gravitational forces. His 'Principia' changed science forever, establishing a way of thinking that still shapes our everyday understanding of how the world works. DARWIN & EVOLUTION Darwin introduced the idea that mankind and other species are descended from common ancestors, evolving through strictly natural processes such as Natural Selection. Darwin's controversial ideas sparked a debate that continues today. EINSTEIN'S REVOLUTION In 1905 Albert Einstein's name became synonymous with 'genius' when his Theory of Relativity challenged old concepts in physics, shaking our conventional ideas about space and time.