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On 03/08/2012 09:58 AM, Calvin Kalman wrote:
Richard Westfall's "Never at Rest" is I believe the definitive
biography of Newton.
The book is a masterpiece. It's brilliant.
http://www.amazon.com/Never-Rest-Biography-Cambridge-Paperback/dp/0521274354
He also wrote a condensed version: The Life of
Isaac Newton
I recommend the uncondensed version. It's easy to read, and there's
not a single page in it that I would want to have skipped.
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