“If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” -Sir Isaac Newton. Sir Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke were by far the most brilliant scientists of their time. Individually and collectively they made enormous contributions to the science of their time. Sir Isaac Newton was Without the work of Sir Isaac Newton and Robert Hooke, the world of science would be nowhere near what it is today. Sir Isaac Newton made an enormous amount of contributions to the world of physics. He invented the reflecting telescope, proposed new theories of light and color, discovered calculus, developed the three laws of motion, and conceived the law of universal gravitation. His greatest contribution to physics was the development of the three laws of motion. The first law was called the law of inertia; this law stated that "Every object persists in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line unless forced to change that state by forces impressed upon it." The second law is called the law of acceleration; this law stated that “Strength equals chan...