I have just read a biography of
Isaac Newton by Peter Ackroyd.
I had read "
Hawksmoor" by Ackroyd, that led me to expect that
the book would focus on Newton's interest in alchemy and
his nonstandard view on Jesus. However, the book gave a
good overview of all aspect of Newton's life, from his
development of mechanics and calculus, to him leaving Cambridge
to become Master of the Mint.
I didn't pick up on connection of Newton's story about thinking about
gravity after watching an apple fall, to "the fall" due to an apple in
the Garden of Eden, until I read this book.