If Isaac Newton were alive today, he would almost certainly have over 100 million Twitter followers.
He was something like the Elon Musk of his day– a bit controversial, incredibly innovative, and always the topic of conversation. People were obsessed with Newton’s every word and action.
When news spread, for example, that Isaac Newton had invested in the famous South Sea Company, investors clamored to buy the stock… simply because Newton was in it. Sort of like Dogecoin.
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