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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon English Philosopher 1214-1294
Roger Bacon, who has an English philosopher, was born in 1214. He was one of the earliest European supporters of the modern scientific method. Bacon is also known to be the first European to describe a mixture containing the ingredients of gunpowder. Click here for more information -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus Renaissance Astronomer 1473-1543
Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473. He was a Renaissance astronomer. Also, Copernicus was the first person to pubically believe that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Click here for more information -
Dec 31, 1514
Andreas Vesalius 1514-1564
Andreas Vesalius was born on December 31, 1514. He was a Flemish anatomist and physician. He was also the author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, His book was called De humani corporis fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body). To many he is known as the founder of human anatomy, Click here for more information -
Jan 22, 1564
Francis Bacon 1564-1626
Francis Bacon was born on January 22, 1564. He was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, and jurist. Francis Bacon is best known because he is also the author and pioneer of the scientific method Click here for more information -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei 1564-1642 Italian
Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564. He was a man of many achievements. Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. One of his major achievements was making improvements to the telescope which opened up several opportunites for other astronomers. Click here for more information -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler 1571-1630 German
Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571. He was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. Kepler is best known for discovering the laws of planetary motion. Click here for more information -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey English physician 1578-1657
Click here for more informationWilliam Harvey was born on April 1, 1578. He was an English physician who was the first person to describe the systemic circulation and properties of blood. Harvey described in complete detail the process and reasoning for blood circulation, which was blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Click here for more information -
Rene' Descartes 1596-1650
Rene' Descartes was born on March 31, 1596. He was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer. Descartes make an influence on several different things, but his influence on mathematics is very noticeable. He allowed algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes in a two-dimensional form, also known as the Cartesian coordinate system which is named after Descartes. Click here for more information -
Robert Boyle 1627-1691
Robert Boyle was born on January 25, 1627. He was anatural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. He is also remembered for his writings in theology. Boyle is known today as the first modern chemist, and one of the founders of modern chemistry. He is credited for discovering Boyle's law, which describes the relationship between the absolute pressure and volume of a gas. Click here for more information -
Isaac Newton 1642-1727
Isaac Newton was born on December 25, 1642. He was famous for many different things. He was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, Many people say Newton is "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived." Newton discovered universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, Click here for more information
