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May 17, 1524
Otto Brunfels
Pandects of the Old and the New Testament -
Franciscus Vieta
gave the first notation of modern algebra -
Francois Viete
Invents Analytical Trigonometry -
Francis Bacon
Came up with the Scientific Method (Baconian Method) -
Wilhelm Schickard
invents the mechanical calculating machine -
Cornelius Drebbel
Dutch inventor who built the first navigable submarine -
Evangelista Torricelli
Invented the Barometer -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
the binary number system, which is at the foundation of virtually all digital computers. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Improved the Microscope and was the first to see single celled organisms. -
Sir Isaac Newton
develops a reflecting quadrant.