This concept is a variation of his second law of gravitation.
Momentum is a force being applied on an object.
This object has mass and can be accelerated.
The change in velocity is the acceleration.
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| The father of Momentum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The person that first used the concept of momentum was Sir Issac Newton. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Newton was born: January 4 , 1643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| He died : March 31, 1727 | |
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| He attended college at Trinity College in Cambridge. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issac Newton was a very intelligent mathematician and enjoyed pondering upon many scientific and mathematical theories. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At age 23 started developing the concepts of mechanics, formulated the universal laws of gravatation, and developed calculus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Many claim Newton obtained all of his knowledge by getting hit on the head by an apple. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newton was acredited with coming up with momentum. This concept is a variation of his second law of gravitation. Momentum is a force being applied on an object. This object has mass and can be accelerated. The change in velocity is the acceleration. |
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| Interesting Facts on Sir Issac Newton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Along with all of his other achievements he was also an ordained preist in the church of England. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Issac Newton was knighted by the queen of England. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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