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Newton was a great scientist, who solved many mysteries of nature. He showed that there are seven colors in sunlight, and he could separate these seven colors with the help of prism. He also showed that white light is produced by a mixture of these seven colors. The famous “Laws of motion” were given by him.

The discoveries of Newton were published in his famous book called ‘Principia’. Newton is called the ‘father of physics’ because of these researches. He was elected as the Member of Parliament in 1689. He was elected the president of the Royal Society in 1703 and every year he was elected as president until his death. He discovered new things about heavenly bodies in his old age. He died on March 20, 1727. We will always remember this great scientist.