Isaac NewtonModern · Biography, Science, Nonfiction
Isaac Newton
2003 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
15
Modern
★ 3.79 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (2004). 3.79★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
15Must-Read Score
- Readers10 out of 100 · counts 40%+5
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (Biography) finalist (2004)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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