According to the famous apple-tree story, who was inspired to develop his theory of gravitation after seeing a falling apple?
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Isaac Newton
While popular legend suggests the apple hit Newton on the head, he actually observed it falling from a distance while sitting in his garden at Woolsthorpe Manor. This observation led him to wonder why the apple always descended perpendicularly to the ground, eventually resulting in his universal law of gravitation. The specific tree that inspired this breakthrough is still alive and producing fruit today in England.
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