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  • 1543

    Copernicus

    Copernicus
    turned the world inside out, putting the Sun at the center and setting Earth into motion around it, published a theory
  • bacon

    bacon
    defined the nature of the scientific method,credited with ushering in the new early modern era of human understanding,one of the first ones to include experimentation in sciences
  • Galileo

    Galileo
    made revolutionary telescopic discoveries, including the four largest moons of Jupiter,he invented the scientific method.
  • Descartus

    Descartus
    Through his specialty in mathematics, he was able to transform geometrical problems into algebra. Further, he established the x and y-axis in his algebraic drawings.
  • Newton

    Newton
    Law of Universal Gravitation, Three Laws of Motion, and invention of the reflecting telescope.
  • Locke

    Locke
    • Pioneered the ideas of religious toleration
    • Pioneered the ideas of natural law
    • Pioneered the ideas of social contract
  • John Locke

    John Locke
    Contributed to the Revolutionary Era
    - Pioneered the ideas of religious toleration
    - Pioneered the ideas of natural law
    - Pioneered the ideas of social contract
  • Montesquieu

    Montesquieu
    Contributed to the Revolutionary Era
    - He discusses the separation of powers
    - He helped to create a desire for freedom
    - He also discusses the checks and balances
  • Denis Diderot

    Denis Diderot
    Contributed to the Revolutionary Era
    - contributions to the fields of philosophy
    - The creation of the Encyclopedia
    - Enlightenment's focus on reason, scientific inquiry, and human progress
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist. His treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation. He is well known for his work On the Social Contract,
  • Voltaire

    Voltaire
    Contributed to the Revolutionary era
    - His writings gave concepts to build a new form of government
    - Influence on the concept of tolerance and equality
    - Heavily influenced ideas of freedom of speech
  • James Watt

    James Watt
    -James Watt was a Scottish engineer, inventor, and chemist. -Inventing the Watt steam engine, which converted steam back to water. -Developing a rotary engine that mechanized weaving, spinning, and transport.
  • James Watt

    James Watt
    -James Watt was a Scottish engineer, inventor, and chemist. -Inventing the Watt steam engine, which converted steam back to water. -Developing a rotary engine that mechanized weaving, spinning, and transport.
  • Adam Smith

    Adam Smith
    Contributed to the Revolutionary Era
    - provided a blueprint for free markets
    - provided a blueprint for free trade
    - Smith attacked government intervention in the economy
  • George Washington

    George Washington
    -He led the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War. -Helped create the U.S. Constitution. -He served as the first president of the United States.
  • Thomas Jefferson

    Thomas Jefferson
    -A spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father -The principal author of the Declaration of Independence -The third President of the United States.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    -Was one of the most influential, popular, and prolific composers of the classical period. -He composed over 600 works, including some of the most famous and loved pieces of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. -Mozart is widely regarded as among the greatest composers in the history of Western music.
  • Maximillien Robespierre

    Maximillien Robespierre
    -Maximilien Robespierre was a radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789. -Robespierre briefly presided over the influential Jacobin Club, a political club based in Paris. -He also served as president of the National Convention and on the Committee of Public Safety.
  • Miguel Hidalgo

    Miguel Hidalgo
    -Hidalgo is best remembered for his speech, the “Grito de Dolores”, which called for the end of Spanish colonial rule in Mexico. -Hidalgo was recognized as the first insurgent and a founding father of Mexico. -He is known as the Father of the Homeland for being one of the starters of the Mexican independence movement.
  • Simon Bolivar

    Simon Bolivar
    -He was one of the most prominent political figures in the emancipation of South America. -Leading role in the independence of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. -His contribution to the founding processes of the present-day republics of Bolivia.