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Feb 14, 1436
Printing Press
Johannes Gutenburgh created the printing press which made books and helped spread knowledge. This started scientific revolution. -
Period: Feb 14, 1543 to
Scientifc Revoultion time span
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Feb 14, 1564
Pencil
The pencil, which is used for writing was invented by Nicholas Jacques Conte -
Thermometer/ Thermoscope
Galileo also created the thermometer to tell temperature. -
Invention of the Compass
Galileo created the compass which could find measures of angles. -
Simon Stevin
a flemish engineer introduced the decimal system -
Hans Lipperhey
Invented the telescope to magnify stuff from far away. This helped with evolving idea's of philosophy. -
Barometer
Evangelista Torricelli created the barometer which measured air pressure -
Margaret Cabendish
Margaet Cabendish was an annomous philospher and her works werent taken serious but her works became influential -
Cornelious Brebhel
Invented the human powered submarine. -
Robert Boyle
Created the Boyle Laws, he was one of the first people to conduct controlled experiments. -
Antoine Lavoisier
Created the Periodic Table -
Maria Winkleman
Was an astronomer who eventually discovered a comet. -
John Napier
develped logarithms which made it easier to calculate difficult math problems -
Rene Descartes
Was a philosopher who wrote, "Discourse On Method". His faamous principles include, "I think therefore I am". and also,''the mind cannot be doubted but the body and material world can, the two must be rationally different. -
Bifocal Glasses
Benjamin Franklin created the bifocal glasses which helped people with bad vision see. -
Piston Steam Engine
invented by Thomas Newcomen the engine could generate power and transmit it to power the machine
