Newton was so prolific and is so well-known that he occupies approximately 90% of the mindspace of that period, as far as famous figures go.
He's similar to Einstein - everyone knows him, but who can name the other people who made great advances around that time Einstein? We're likely nerds, so we can probably name more, but I'd wager that most randomly selected people might know Oppenheimer, just because of his famous quote.
He's similar to Einstein - everyone knows him, but who can name the other people who made great advances around that time Einstein? We're likely nerds, so we can probably name more, but I'd wager that most randomly selected people might know Oppenheimer, just because of his famous quote.