In Defense of Newton: A Physicist's View

Anthony French joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Insti? tute of Technology in 1962, where he is now Professor Emeritus of Physics. His many books include Principles of Modern Physics, Special Relativity, Newtonian Mechanics, and Introduc? tion to Classical Mechanics. Even before becoming an under? graduate at Cambridge University in 1939 he revered Isaac Newton, and has done so ever since. During the past 20 years, especially, he has had a steadily growing interest in the history of physics, both ancient and modern.