Wood_Scientific Revolution

Nicolaus Copernicus

1535

Nicolaus Copernicus was known for triggering the scientific revolution. He wrote a book and produced many planet rotation theories.

Johannes Kepler

1595

Johannes Kepler was known for building a newer telescope, creating 3 laws of planetary movement, and writing many books.

Rene Descartes

1603

Rene Descartes was known for doubting things until proven true. He is responsible for the coordinate plane and x,y,z variables.

Galileo Galilei

1609

Galileo Galilei was a renowned astronomer who enforced the fact that the planets revolve around the sun, created the first telescope, and wrote many books, several being highly controversial.

Sir Francis Bacon

1620

Sir Francis Bacon had many accomplishments, with his most well-known being the Scientific Method.

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

1658

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was known for creating the first microscope, discovering a “microscopic universe” in blood cells, and he discovered red blood cells.

Sir Issac Newton

1687

Sir Issac Newton discovered and created the four laws of gravity. He also wrote several books, many being highly controversial.

Gottfried Leibniz

1829

Gottfried Leibniz discovered kinetic energy which is a form of energy that builds up through motion and momentum.

Jona Stalk

1950

Jona Stalk created the first working poliovirus vaccine in the early 1950s and it was administered world-wide beginning in 1954. He used the scientific method to do this.

NASA

2004

Several research teams consisting of mathematicians and engineers landed two rovers on mars in the month of January. This was made possible by Galileo Galilei.