Newton's Gift by David Berlinski

This is a good book. Is the title a play on words? This is an interesting short concise discussion of Newton's greatness, his genius, (his pettiness). Mechanics, calculus, the Principia, these are all gifts to the world. The discussion of his Arianism is brilliant and very clear. The discussion of his male companion is deft. His alchemy is treated most fairly with good perspective. An awe-inspiring not awestruck look at a great man.