almost exactly a century later in 1705, the queen of england bestowed a knighthood on isaac newton. when newton eventually died, dukes and earlies carried his casket, and he was given what amount today a royal funeral. -- amounted to a royal funeral. among the achievements that won him universal fame was this: he had convinced the world of the doctrines that cost brew know his life. -- bruno his life. so sometime between those two events, the burning alive of bruno, and the hailing as a secular saint of isaac newton, somewhere between those two events the world changed. i think it was around 1660 when the modern world was born. so i want to talk about history and science and new ideas. i want to talk about what it was like to look through a microscope or a telescope for the first time when nobody had ever done it, no one knew what you would see. but i don't want to talk about those ideas in the way that you usually hear about them because i think that the conventional way of talking about these ideas gets things wrong in an important way. when people talk about the scientific geniuse

people like shakespeare, like isaac newton. >> reporter: who, like steve jobs, created something revolutionary with an apple. ben tracy, cbs news, cupertino, california. >> pelley: english is a living language. new words are born and others die. well, today merriam-webster's collegiate dictionary added "boomerang child," a young adult who returns to live with mom and dad. and "fist bump," a gesture made famous by the obamas during the 2008 campaign. but the collins dictionary removed "wittol," a man who tolerates his wife's infidelity. and "aerodrome," a small airport. fannie mae is being accused of driving down house prices. that story is next. that story is next. wait! now life is dull... darling! ♪ i believe in miracles [ male announcer ] swiffer attracts dirt. swiffer wetjet's new upgraded solution loosens and lifts off dirt to help prevent streaks and residue. and reveal more shine than a mop or your money back. you had me at "bzzzzz". whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pai