In an effort to grasp light and optics more comprehensively, a youthful Isaac Newton daringly placed a lengthy needle "close to the rear of my eye, between my eye and the bone." What motivated such a risky endeavor? Lucas Hnath presents a fresh perspective on the tumultuous, disease-stricken era that enveloped Newton in Isaac's Eye. Delving into the aspirations and desires that propelled the countryside lad to transform into a towering intellect within modern science.