Sir Isaac Newton

Gravity of famous Newton apple tree not lost on York researchers as they plant descendants

York’s Newton tree descendant was the first in Ontario to take root and blossom. It’s now joined by two more seedlings. A thunk to the head, so the myth goes, planted the seed for Sir Isaac Newton’s law of gravity, and while the law bore fruit – Gravity Day is now celebrated every Sept. 8 […]

Does an antimatter apple fall up or down? Scientists solve longstanding mystery

As Newton observed, an apple falls from the tree and hits the ground. But what would an antimatter apple do? That was the question an international collaboration with York University Professor Emeritus Scott Menary set out to answer.