Isaac Newton was born in 1642 in Woolsthorpe, England. He attended Trinity College in Cambridge where he distinguished himself as an exceptional student and was elected to positions like Lucasian Professor of Mathematics. Newton developed his theories of optics and mathematics and engaged in priories disputes. He was knighted in 1705 and lived in London during the plague. Sir Isaac Newton died in 1727 at the age of 84, having made extraordinary contributions to the fields of mathematics, optics, and physics through his discoveries and theories.