On 16 April 1705, Queen Anne of England knighted renowned mathematician and physicist Isaac Newton during a royal visit to Trinity College, Cambridge.
The honour recognised Newton’s extraordinary contributions to science, including his groundbreaking work on gravity, motion, optics, and mathematics.
As president of the Royal Society and Master of the Royal Mint, Newton had become one of the most influential figures in the scientific revolution, and his knighthood marked one of the earliest bestowed specifically for scientific merit.
