Newton Loses Everything in the Bubble
South Sea Stock December 1718 – December 1721 Newton re-enters with a lot Newton's friends get rich. Newton exits happy Newton invests a bit Newton exits broke Source(s): Marc Faber, Jeremy Grantham, Sir Isaac Newton >It’s said that Newton, upon reflection of his financial misadventure, ruefully remarked, "I can calculate the movement of stars, but not the madness of men."
A satirical image shows a graph of South Sea stock prices rising sharply and then collapsing, with labels describing Isaac Newton repeatedly entering and exiting the market. A distorted portrait of Newton appears beside the graph, while the caption jokes that even a brilliant scientist could not predict the irrational behavior of investors. It is used as a reaction to losing money through speculation or making foolish financial decisions. EN: A satirical image shows a graph of South Sea stock prices rising sharply and then collapsing, with labels describing Isaac Newton repeatedly entering and exiting the market. A distorted portrait of Newton appears beside the graph, while the caption jokes that even a brilliant scientist could not predict the irrational behavior of investors. It is used as a reaction to losing money through speculation or making foolish financial decisions.
- @eternalclassic / 64657 2025-02-05
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