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Who influenced Isaac Newton?

  • René Descartes

    French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist

    Influenced 28

    Influenced by 7

Who was influenced by Isaac Newton?

  • Immanuel Kant

    German philosopher (1724–1804) of the Enlightenment

    Influenced 78

    Influenced by 14

  • David Hume

    Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

    Influenced 20

    Influenced by 4

  • Albert Einstein

    German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)

    Influenced 19

    Influenced by 18

  • Voltaire

    French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)

    Influenced 8

    Influenced by 15

  • Jonathan Edwards

    Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)

    Influenced 4

    Influenced by 3

  • James Clerk Maxwell

    Scottish physicist (1831–1879)

    Influenced 2

    Influenced by 2

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson

    African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 2

  • Émilie du Châtelet

    French mathematician, physicist, and author (1706-1749)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 3

  • Abraham de Moivre

    French mathematician (*1667 – †1754)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Andrew J. Richards

    British astronomer

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Charles Hayes

    British mathematician (1678–1760)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • David Brewster

    British astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • James Stirling

    Scottish mathematician (*1692 – †1770)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • John Couch Adams

    English mathematician and astronomer (1819–1892)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • John Craig

    British mathematician and theologian

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • John Theophilus Desaguliers

    French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Philippe Vayringe

    French physicist (1684-1746)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Richard Cantillon

    Irish-French economist and banker

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 6

  • Willem 's Gravesande

    Dutch physicist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1