Isaac Newton Escaped the Bubble. Then He Went Back In.

In 1720, Paris and London ran the same financial experiment, and both ended in ruin. Isaac Newton made a fortune selling early, then went back in near the top. This is how both "money machines" were built to go up, and why the price stopped meaning anything. 0:00 Paris, May 1720 0:42 The deal: swapping debt for shares 1:25 John Law's Paris machine 2:15 The crack 2:56 London's South Sea Company 3:30 How the price was pushed up 4:20 Newton goes back in 4:41 The crash 5:26 The real lesson Today's-money figures use 2023 prices (MeasuringWorth). Visuals are AI-generated reconstructions, not historical images. Sources: Andrew Odlyzko, "Isaac Newton and the perils of the financial South Sea", Physics Today The National Archives, "The South Sea Bubble of 1720" Historic New Orleans Collection, "The Rise and Fall of John Law" Mississippi History Now, "John Law and the Mississippi Bubble" Music:    • Classical Violin Music (No Copyrighted Music)