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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Scientific revolution
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Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
A model of the sun in the middle of the universe -
Dec 14, 1546
Tycho Brahe
He created the tychonic system -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
He was father of the scientific method -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Father of modern science created telescope -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Key figure in 17th century planetary of motion laws -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
Made contributions in anatomy -
Zach Janssen
First optical telescope -
René Descartes
Father of modern philosophy -
Evangelista Torricelli
Italian physicist, mathematician, and inventer. Invented the barometer -
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
Dutch tradesmen and scientist. Invented the microscope. First to discover single celled organelles. -
Issac Newton
Physicist and mathematician. Invented law of motion. Discovered the science of light and color. Discovered the infinitesimal calculus.