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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
Click Here for more Information Roger Bacon was an English philosopher. He felt that experiments were extremely important, and he was a very big supporter of the scientific method. It is said that he made numerous contributions that helped make todays modern science. -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Click for more information Nicolaus was a Polish astronomer. In 1512 he finished one of his greatest discoveries the heliocetric ordering of the planets. It was a revolutionary idea that stated things like all planets revolved around the sun. -
Jan 1, 1514
Andreas Vesalius
Click for more information Andreas studied the areas of medicene and anotomy.Through his surgeries he gave people a better picture of the human body. With his study of medicene and his skill of dissecting bodies he gained his key to success. -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Click for more information Francis Bacon was an English scientist. He was a main contributor in creating the scientific method therefore jump starting the scientific revolution. He did everything with a very specific plan and procedure. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Click here for more information Galileo was an Italian sceintist. He studied mostly in the areas of astronomy, physics, and scientific thought. He used his telescope to make numerous discoveries about the sky. Also, he was condemned multiple times by the church. -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Click for more information Johannes was a German astronomer. He came up with a new theory about the orbit of the planets. He thought the orbit of planets was not cirular but that it was elliptical. This along, with two other basic laws about the motions of planets, made Johannes a founder of modern astronomy. -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
Click for more information William Harvey is an english physician. He is credited on the discovery of the circulation of blood. He first studied heart beat and then from there made numerous monumental discoveries, to shape what we know about the human body today. -
Rene Descartes
Click for more information Rene was a french philosopher and writer. He studied the universe and mans place in it. One of his most important published works told of the basic problems of philosophy for at least a century. -
Robert Boyle
Click for more information Robert Boyle worked in the feild of chemistry. He is said to be one of the fathers of modern chemistry. He was one of the first to preform controlled experiments and report about his procedure etc. He also started what would be known today as research groups. -
Isaac Newton
Click for more information Isaac was an English scientist and mathematician. He established laws of universal gravitation which gave a solution to most problems relating to motion that early scientists had trouble figuring out. He made significant contributions in mathematics and physics.
