Download or read book Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer written by Michael White and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First time in ebook format, this biography of Isaac Newton reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest Early Modern scientific discoveries. In this ‘ground breaking biography’ Michael White destroys the myths of the life of Isaac Newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcerer.