Let’s get this out of the way: No waxy red stone will ever catalyze the transformation of lead into gold. The so-called Philosopher’s Stone, the dream of every alchemist, will never be a reality ...

Harry Potter's Nicolas Flamel - who, by the way, had existed in real life during the 14th century - was an alchemist believed to have discovered the "philosopher's stone." The Philosopher's stone is ...

Researchers have discovered a long lost collection of notes by 17th century English physicist Sir Isaac Newton. The notes on alchemy were originally discovered after Newton’s death in 1727 but were ...

Some of Sir Isaac Newton's unpublished notes, including his discussion of the apocalypse, have sold at auction, for a whopping sum. The notes, which sold for $503,000 (378,000 British pounds) on Dec.

The modern world as we know it simply would not exist if not for the mind of Sir Isaac Newton. His synthesis of differential calculus and pioneering research on the nature of gravity and light are ...

After Sir Isaac Newton died in 1727, his papers were given to the University of Cambridge. Valuing his scientific manuscripts most, the university eventually decided to auction off what was ...

Ask students what they know about Sir Isaac Newton. List student answers on the board. Where and when did he live? What did he do? What is he most known for? Organize students into three groups. As ...

In the 1940s, a visitor to the Sir Isaac Newton Library on the campus of the Babson Institute (now Babson College) in Wellesley, Mass., could find herself transported to the front parlor of the house ...