From BRVAE AI:
Did Newton Invent the Cat Door?
The legend that Isaac Newton invented the cat door is widely circulated but lacks historical evidence. The idea of a cat door or cat hole predates Newton by centuries. For example, Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” written in the late 1300s, mentions a cat hole, indicating that such devices were already in use long before Newton’s time.
The story about Newton cutting two holes in his door, one for his cat and a smaller one for her kittens, is likely an urban legend. Two Newton biographers cite passages saying that Newton kept “neither cat nor dog in his chamber,” casting doubt on the veracity of the cat door story.
However, a member of Newton’s alma mater, Trinity College, reported this same story in his 1827 memoir, adding: “Whether this account be true or false, indisputably true is it that there are in the door to this day two plugged holes of the proper dimensions for the respective egresses of cat and kitten”.
Despite the lack of solid evidence, the legend persists, possibly because it highlights Newton’s brilliance and his attention to practical problems.
However, it is important to note that the invention of the cat door is not attributed to Newton based on historical records.
In summary, while the story of Newton inventing the cat door is popular, it is more likely an urban legend rather than a historical fact.
Well, prove he didn’t invent the cat door.
Having a hole for the cat and a smaller one for the kittens would be foolish since what fits the smaller door would also pass the larger door. Newton was no such fool. In that observation alone the critics of Sir Issac are proven wrong.
There was no mention of the Tuxedo cat but I’ll cut that one off at the pass since it can’t be proven he did not have such a cat either.
So. There.