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Jan 9, 1324
Marco Polo (Venice, Italy)
Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveler. His pioneering journey inspired Christopher Columbus and many others. His other legacies include Venice Marco Polo Airport, the Marco Polo sheep, and several books and films. He also had an influence on European cartography, leading to the introduction of the Fra Mauro map. -
Jan 1, 1450
Prince Henry (Portugal)
Henry the Navigator was an infant (prince) of the Kingdom of Portugal and an important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire. He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and maritime trade with other continents -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus is traditionally considered the discoverer of America, Columbus was preceded by the various cultures and civilizations. -
Jul 8, 1497
Vasco Da Gamma
A Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India. For a short time in 1524 he was the Governor of Portuguese India, under the title of Viceroy. -
Jan 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan ( Portuguese)
Magellan's expedition of 1519–1522 became the first expedition to sail from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific Ocean. It also completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth, although Magellan himself did not complete the entire voyage, being killed during the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines. -
Jun 15, 1520
Martin Luther (Eisleben, Germany)
Martin Luther placed 95 Theses On the Catholic church door step on Halloween night. He was excommunicated from the church. The impact he had was that he made the Bible more Convenient for people and he weakend the power of the church. -
Jan 1, 1526
Francisco Pizzaro
He conquered the Inca Empire of South America. Though Pizarro is well known in Peru for being the leader behind the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, a growing number of Peruvians regard him as a kind of criminal.[citation needed] By taking advantage of the natives, Pizarro ruled Peru for almost a decade and initiated the decline of Inca culture. -
May 19, 1535
Jacques Carter
Having already located the entrance to the St. Lawrence on his first voyage, he now opened up the greatest waterway for the European penetration of North America. He produced an intelligent estimate of the resources of Canada. -
Mar 13, 1536
John Calvin (Noyon,France)
John Calvin made his first edition to Institutes of the Christian religion. He impacted the world because he Spread and made people understand the idea of Christianity. -
Jan 1, 1541
Herman Cortes
a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. -
Apr 22, 1541
Ignatius of Loyola (Basque,Spain)
Ignatius was elected Super General of the 'Society of Jesus'. The impact he left was the more understanding of Catholicism. -
May 24, 1543
Nicolaus Copernicus (Thorn, Poland)
Nicolaus published a book of the revolution of the Heavenly bodies called De Revolutionibus, The impact he left was that his knowledge was spread to others and established a beginning to a scientific revolution and Astronomy. -
Tycho Brahe (Skane, Dennmark)
Tycho Brahe charted the Solar with Earth in the middle and everything revolving around it. The impact he left was that He was so inspirational. Without the telescope he did a a descent job on Accuracy, but he wasn't exactly right. -
Galileo Galilei (Pisa,Italy)
Galileo Published his findings called Sidereus Nuncius. The findings were string evidence supporting the heliocentrism (sun centered universe). The impact he left was his telescope and law of motion. It changed the way people looked at the universe. -
Johannes Kepler (Weil Der Stadt, Germany)
Johannes Kepler Published Dioptrice, the first scientific discussion of the telephone. The impact he left was that he influenced scientists of the 17th century. -
Francis Bacon (London, England)
Francis Bacon was made Lord Chancellor and recieved the title of Baron Verulam. The impact he had was that he made important contributions to the development of the scientific method and the establishing of a scientific worldview. -
Robert Boyle
Early proponent of the elemental nature of matter and the nature of vacuum. Known best for Boyle's Law. Boyle’s Law underlies the forecasts: areas of high and low pressure and the fronts between them. Boyle helped establish science as we know it today. -
Rene Descartes (La Haye, France)
Rene Established Analytic Geometry. He didn't do so until he was retired out of the army. He was a great Mathmatician. The impact he left was that he was considered the father of modern Philosophy. Also without his great achievments Isaac Newton eouldn't have done some of the things he did. -
Isaac Newton (Woolsthorpe,England)
Isaac Newton completes his calculations on Gravity. He came up with laws of gravity. The impact he left was the famous myth to where the apple fell on Isaac heads and he was blessed wit the idea of gravity. Another things he left was the creativness and common sense,
