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Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician,physicist,astronomer,alchemist,theologian,and author widely recognised as one of the greatest mathematicians and physicists of all time and among the most influential scientists. He was a key figure in the philosophical revolution known as the Enlightenment. His book PhilosophiæNaturalis Principia Mathematica,first published in 1687,established classical mechanics. Newton also made seminal contributions to optics,and shares credit with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz for developing infinitesimal calculus.
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Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton,New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey,Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. The institution moved to Newark in 1747,and then to the current site nine years later. It officially became a university in 1896 and was subsequently renamed Princeton University.
Stanford University,officially Leland Stanford Junior University,is a private research university in Stanford,California. The campus occupies 8,180 acres,among the largest in the United States,and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is ranked among the best universities in the world.
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New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature,NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States,currently the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS),is a designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best college football team. Division I FBS football is the only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sport for which the NCAA does not sanction a yearly championship event. As such,it is sometimes unofficially referred to as a "mythical national championship".
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge,Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor,the Puritan clergyman John Harvard,it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.
A Doctor of Philosophy is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is an earned research degree,those studying for a PhD are required to produce original research that expands the boundaries of knowledge,normally in the form of a thesis or dissertation,and defend their work before a panel of other experts in the field. The completion of a PhD is often a requirement for employment as a university professor,researcher,or scientist in many fields. Individuals who have earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree may,in many jurisdictions,use the title Doctor with their name,although the proper etiquette associated with this usage may also be subject to the professional ethics of their own scholarly field,culture,or society. Those who teach at universities or work in academic,educational,or research fields are usually addressed by this title "professionally and socially in a salutation or conversation." Alternatively,holders may use post-nominal letters such as "Ph.D.","PhD",or "DPhil". It is,however,considered incorrect to use both the title and post-nominals at the same time.
The University of Cambridge is a collegiate research university in Cambridge,United Kingdom. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231,Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world and the world's fourth-oldest surviving university. The university grew out of an association of scholars who left the University of Oxford after a dispute with the townspeople. The two English ancient universities share many common features and are often jointly referred to as Oxbridge. Cambridge is ranked among the most prestigious universities in the world.
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