Isaac Newton in popular culture
Literature
Literature
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### Books about Newton

### Books featuring Newton as a character

* Newton and his alchemical experiments play a central role in the 2012 young adult novels *The Prince of Soul and The Lighthouse* by Fredrik Brounéus.
* Isaac Newton plays a significant role in *[The Age of Unreason](/wiki/The_Age_of_Unreason "The Age of Unreason")*, a series of four [alternate history](/wiki/Alternate_history "Alternate history") [novels](/wiki/Novels "Novels") written by American [science fiction](/wiki/Science_fiction "Science fiction") and [fantasy](/wiki/Fantasy "Fantasy") author [Gregory Keyes](/wiki/Gregory_Keyes "Gregory Keyes").
* Newton is an important character in *[The Baroque Cycle](/wiki/The_Baroque_Cycle "The Baroque Cycle")* by [Neal Stephenson](/wiki/Neal_Stephenson "Neal Stephenson"). A major theme of these novels is the emergence of modern science, with Newton's work in the *Principia* being prominent. Newton's interest in [alchemy](/wiki/Alchemy "Alchemy") and the dispute over the discovery of [calculus](/wiki/Calculus "Calculus") are prominent plot points, and there is a (fictional) debate on [metaphysics](/wiki/Metaphysics "Metaphysics") between Newton and [Gottfried Leibniz](/wiki/Gottfried_Leibniz "Gottfried Leibniz") moderated by [Caroline of Ansbach](/wiki/Caroline_of_Ansbach "Caroline of Ansbach"). The development of an economy based on money and credit is also a major theme, with Newton's time with the [Royal Mint](/wiki/Royal_Mint "Royal Mint") and intrigues against [counterfeit](/wiki/Counterfeit "Counterfeit") leading to a [Trial of the Pyx](/wiki/Trial_of_the_Pyx "Trial of the Pyx").
* Newton is a recurring character in [Gotlib](/wiki/Gotlib "Gotlib")'s *[Rubrique\-à\-Brac](/wiki/Rubrique-%C3%A0-Brac "Rubrique-à-Brac")* series of comics, where he repeatedly discovers gravity or randomly bizarre laws after being (often very heavily) hit on the head by various objects, including the [famous apple](/wiki/Isaac_Newton%23Apple_incident "Isaac Newton#Apple incident").
* Newton is the protagonist of the 2002 [Philip Kerr](/wiki/Philip_Kerr "Philip Kerr") novel *Dark Matter*, set during the [Great Recoinage](/wiki/Great_Recoinage_of_1696 "Great Recoinage of 1696").
* Newton is a major character in [Michael White](/wiki/Michael_White_%28author%29 "Michael White (author)")'s 2006 novel *Equinox*.
* 'Sir Isaac Newton' is a newt in *[The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher](/wiki/The_Tale_of_Mr._Jeremy_Fisher "The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher")* by [Beatrix Potter](/wiki/Beatrix_Potter "Beatrix Potter").
* The 2017 novel *[A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter](/wiki/A_Dragon%27s_Guide_to_Making_Your_Human_Smarter "A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter")* by [Laurence Yep](/wiki/Laurence_Yep "Laurence Yep") features Newton as a character, having lived to the present day due to finding the [Philosopher's Stone](/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Stone "Philosopher's Stone"). He is a teacher at the Spriggs Academy for ordinary humans and magical beings, and continues to create innovations such as a wormhole generator. Newton also displays a wry sense of humor, using his invention to prank [Charles II](/wiki/Charles_II_of_England "Charles II of England"), supposedly on the grounds of refusing to knight him.
* Newton is a significant historical character in [Marvel](/wiki/Marvel_Comics "Marvel Comics")'s [616 universe](/wiki/Marvel_Universe "Marvel Universe"), first as an inductee and subsequent member of the [Brotherhood of the Shield](/wiki/S.H.I.E.L.D. "S.H.I.E.L.D."), then as the [sorcerer supreme](/wiki/Doctor_Strange "Doctor Strange") of his era. He is shown to be super\-intelligent and inventive and often plays a villainous role.

### Books featuring Newton as a plot element

* Newton's alleged participation in the [Priory of Sion](/wiki/Priory_of_Sion "Priory of Sion"); Newton's grave in [Westminster Abbey](/wiki/Westminster_Abbey "Westminster Abbey") provides the crucial clue in the mystery thriller *[The Da Vinci Code](/wiki/The_Da_Vinci_Code_%28film%29 "The Da Vinci Code (film)")*.
* Newton is credited as having invented the pet door (cat flap) as a monumental life achievement in Douglas Adams’s *[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](/wiki/Dirk_Gently%27s_Holistic_Detective_Agency "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency")* (1987\).
* "[Ghostwalk](/wiki/Ghostwalk "Ghostwalk")" is a story mainly about the mystery between Newton and Ezekiel Foxcroft's crime.
* In [Ben Aaronovitch](/wiki/Ben_Aaronovitch "Ben Aaronovitch")'s [*Peter Grant* series of novels](/wiki/Peter_Grant_%28book_series%29 "Peter Grant (book series)"), Newton formalised the system and practice of magic in the United Kingdom in a process referred to as "The Newtonian Synthesis". Newton was also a founder of The Folly, the United Kingdom's state magical institution.

How does Newton's work influence modern science?