Newton's Brain

The narrative centers on a genius and trickster who survives the Battle of Königgrätz by replacing his damaged brain with that of Isaac Newton. Armed with Newton's profound understanding of natural laws, he invents a device that allows him to travel faster than light and capture images of the past. This innovative premise, published nearly two decades before H.G. Wells's seminal work, has significantly influenced the genre of science fiction and explores themes of intellect, time travel, and the manipulation of reality.