Sir Isaac Newton ( born January 4 , 1843 - died March 31 , 1828) was an English physicist , mathematician , astronomer , natural philosopher and alchemist. According to many , Newton was the greatest and most influential scientist of all time. [3] These formulas and basic principles have served as the basis of classical mechanics , and the classical mechanics that emerged from his research have dominated the world of scientific thought over the next three centuries. He was the first to show that the earth and all the objects in the universe are governed by the same natural laws. He was able to give a clear explanation by combining his own theory of gravitation with Kepler's law of planetary motion. As a result of his research, even the slightest doubt behind the idea of a solar-centric world was dispelled and the scientific revolution was accelerated.