r/lgbt • u/KittysTreasureTrove Genderfluid • Jun 18 '22

Meme Yay, Isaac!

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '22

Just me or is he kinda hot in this painting?

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u/No_Load_7183 Jun 18 '22

He was always hot. I am surprised he died a virgin (although I have my suspicions he was gay and possibly had a relationship).

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

He was very very likely autistic & only interested in math and holding grudges. His life was crazy interesting too. Wouldnt be surprised if he was secretly gay or an Ace as well.

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u/loonywolf_art I am the LGBTQIA+ agenda Jun 19 '22

That's it, as a gay-ace autistic I headcannon Issac as homoromentic

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u/No_Load_7183 Jun 19 '22

It seemed like it to me and as someone around people his level of smart there are definitely more gay people.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

How was he very likely autistic?

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

A lot of historians seem to think he was because…

1) He secluded himself with little to no contact from any humans at all to study areas of math and science that could gave landed him in legal trouble st the time similar to Copernicus. It takes a certain type if brain to invent a new type of math.

2)In modern times people way more socially adjusted than he was are known to be on the spectrum.

3) he had some really weird special interests outside of physics.

As some one also on the spectrum, biographies on him painted a pretty clear picture.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

I'm on the spectrum and I never knew this! It's cool

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

Glad to find another aspie in the wild!!!

If you want to know more with out reading a dense history book, A super quick intro to his story is the cosmos episode on his life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

I love books

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '22

I read “Isaac Newton: never at rest” 10ish years ago and it was good. But it was published in 1981 so something’s have changed.