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1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
- There's a chemical element named after him.
- There are monuments of him.
- Galileo was punished for agreeing with Copernicus.
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Francis Bacon
- He started out as a furniture designe
- He was allergic to animals
- He idolized Pablo Picasso
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Galileo Galilei
- Galileo turned the telescope to the skies.
- Galileo was never married, but he did start a family.
- He dropped out of university
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Rene Descartes
- he invented analytic geometry,
- developer of a new and comprehensive physics or theory of nature
- proposer of a new metaphysics
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Isaac Newton
- Isaac Newton has two birthdays.
- Isaac almost gave up on his education.
- An apple never actually fell on his head.
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John Locke
- John Locke was an English philosopher and physician
- His most famous work is “Two Treatises of Government”
- Locke advocated for natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
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Montesquieu
- He was among the most influential thinkers of the French Enlightenment.
- Separation of powers
- He died at 66
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Denis Diderot
- Diderot was born in 1713, the son of a master cutler.
- Diderot was awarded a master of arts degree from the University of Paris.
- He held various jobs before beginning work on the Encyclopédie
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- His Confessions effectively invented modern autobiography.
- Rousseau is also famous for his Social Contract, and its famous opening – but misunderstood -Rousseau contributed to the Encyclopédie, writing several entries on musical subjects.
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Voltaire
- The origins of his famous pen name are unclear.
- He was imprisoned in the Bastille for nearly a year.
- He was an extraordinary prolific writer.
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James Watt
- Invented the micrometer.
- Invented a rotary engine.
- Invented the unit of power
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Adam Smith
- became the dominant economic power in Europe during the Industrial Revolution -free-market system along with free trade would produce true national wealth,
- In a major section of The Wealth of Nations, Smith attacked mercantilist trade practices.
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George Washington
- George Washington was born at Pope's Creek in 1732.
- George Washington began inheriting enslaved people when he was 11-years-old.
- George Washington's first career was as a surveyor.
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Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States.
- He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
- Jefferson was a polymath.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- He wrote his first composition at just 4 years old.
- His grave is unknown to this day.
- He was a Freemason.
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Maximillien Robespierre
- Ancient Rome provided him with political inspiration
- He was elected to the Estates-General in 1789
- He was a member of the Jacobins
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Miguel Hidalgo
- Mexican priest
- Teacher
- Freethinker
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Simon Bolivar
- Venezuelan soldier
- Statesman
- played a central role in the South American independence movement.
