Science People Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Scientific revolution

  • Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    Nicolaus Copernicus
    A model of the sun in the middle of the universe
  • Dec 14, 1546

    Tycho Brahe

    Tycho  Brahe
    He created the tychonic system
  • Jan 22, 1561

    Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon
    He was father of the scientific method
  • Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    Galileo Galilei
    Father of modern science created telescope
  • Dec 27, 1571

    Johannes Kepler

    Johannes Kepler
    Key figure in 17th century planetary of motion laws
  • Apr 1, 1578

    William Harvey

    William Harvey
    Made contributions in anatomy
  • Zach Janssen

    Zach Janssen
    First optical telescope
  • René Descartes

    René Descartes
    Father of modern philosophy
  • Evangelista Torricelli

    Evangelista Torricelli
    Italian physicist, mathematician, and inventer. Invented the barometer
  • Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
    Dutch tradesmen and scientist. Invented the microscope. First to discover single celled organelles.
  • Issac Newton

    Issac Newton
    Physicist and mathematician. Invented law of motion. Discovered the science of light and color. Discovered the infinitesimal calculus.