Sir Isaac Newton – (1642 - 1727)

Isaac Newton was born in Lincolnshire, England, on Christmas Day, 25th December 1642 (Julian calendar or 4th Jan 1643 - Gregorian). Regarded as a prominent figure in the Enlightenment, Isaac Newton was a natural philosopher whose research touched everything from alchemy and physics to mathematics and optics. The son of a farmer who died before Isaac’s birth, Isaac’s mother remarried but left him to be raised by his maternal grandmother. 

Some of our favourite movie characters wear glasses, most famously Harry Potter and Peter Parker when he is not clinging to walls as Spider-Man. However, it seems like most superheroes must wear contact lenses! 

Interested to see what design of glasses our favourite movie characters would wear, we have asked AI image generation tool Midjourney to create glasses inspired by 8 of the biggest movies of all time.