Richard S. Westfall Quotes

Richard S. Westfall was an American academic, biographer and historian of science. He is best known for his biography of Isaac Newton and his work on the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Wikipedia

✵ 22. April 1924 – 21. August 1996

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Richard S. Westfall Quotes

“In writing Newton's biography, I have attempted, in accordance with my understanding of biography as a literary form, to avoid composing an essay on Newtonian science. At the same time I have sought to make Newton the scientist the central character of my drama.”

Richard S. Westfall

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Never at Rest (1980)

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