Anyone who has ever gone to school is probably aware that Isaac Newton formed his theory of gravity after seeing an apple fall from a tree. This story is allegedly true. What is certain, however, is that few people in history have had a greater impact on the development of science and mathematics.

凡是上过学的人大概都知道这个典故：艾萨克·牛顿在看到从树上掉下的苹果后，就创立了著名的万有引力学说。这故事据说是真的。不过，可以确定的是，历史上很少有人能同时在科学和数学领域的发展上有比牛顿更大的影响力。

(短文节选,本期开始连载：大科学家牛顿)