New Delhi, March 30 -- Sir Isaac Newton-known most famously as the person who discovered gravity-revolutionized science and laid the foundations of modern scientific thinking, but his views on intellectual humility are equally important, and carry considerable weight in today's world marked by fierce competition and individualism.

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Sir Isaac Newton's work on physics is often associated with the image of a solitary genius unlocking the secrets of the universe.

However, Newton himself believed in the cumulative nature of knowledge, contrary to many who idolized sheer individual intellect. He was a keen student of history who engaged with the works of his predecessors, ...