A tree may seem like a rather ordinary thing. But hundreds of years ago, a tree was about to embark on an extraordinary journey. And it all started with just a speck of a seed… Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. What do these three scientists have in common? Their inspiration came from a tree—the Gravity Tree. It started in the 1600’s with a seed that became the tree that grew the apple that fell right before Isaac Newton’s eyes. This seemingly simple event sparked one of the greatest scientific discoveries—Newton’s theory of gravity! What followed next was a flood of ideas and discoveries from the likes of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking—who traveled to the place where these scientific journeys began—Isaac’s tree. From rocketing into space to adorning the queen’s carriage, the Gravity Tree’s unexpectedly remarkable and true life story is a tale for the ages. Award-winning journalist Anna Crowley Redding shines a light on the true story of how something so small could change the world.