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Newton - How an asshole reinvented the universe

Florian Freistetter, astronomer, blogger, book author and member of the ensemble of the science cabaret Science Busters, will entertain us with an evening lecture at the theme days.

 

"Newton - How an Asshole Invented the Universe" is the provocative title of the Austrian-born author, who now lives in Jena.

 

It was high time when a genius emerged in the 17th century and cut a swath through the thicket of ignorance. Isaac Newton was this genius. And an asshole.

 

Florian Freistetter tells how scheming and devious Newton really was and that his hatred of Robert Hooke and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz knew no bounds. At the same time, he proves that Newton would never have revolutionized physics if he hadn't been such a puke.