He also built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of color based on observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colors of the visible spectrum. He also formulated an empirical law of cooling and studied the speed of sound. In addition to his work on the calculus, he contributed by creating it!
However, Newton never married. An hence, he died a virgin! Even Voltaire who happened to be at London during Newton’s funeral, claimed to have verified the fact, by writing “I have had that confirmed by the doctor and the surgeon who were with him when he died” (allegedly he stated on his deathbed that he was a virgin).
Even Voltaire publicly stated that Newton “had neither passion nor weakness; he never went near any woman”.Isaac Newton died a virgin. If you ever failed calculus, you can take that as a small consolation.
