"newton was always an inward and secretive man, and for the most part kept his monumental discoveries to himself. he had no itch to publish, and most of his great work had to be dragged out of him by the cajolery and persistence of his friends"

When i first read this i think he is selfish and doesn't want anyone to know about his great findings but then when I really think about it, it seems like he was just really dedicated to his work and didn't have time to think about the media and deal with all the people who questioned his ideas. I think its great that even when he was so secretive about his abilities that people could still see how incredibly mart he was. that shows to me that he was a true genius. as i kept reading i saw that when he did actually publish something it was greeted with stupidity and it made him go back to being secretive and shy. The thing i love about newton is that he was doing this for his personal enjoyment. I think that is amazing I wish I could find that same joy when trying to solve things I don't fully understand. The great thing is he was happy doing it but, it had to be sad to have some one publicly claim they came up with your idea. So my opinion is that being public about great new information can be annoying and you might be criticized, but it can help form greater ideas and give you the credit you truly deserve.