Scientific Revolution, Enlightment and Industrial Revolution

Galileo

May 9, 1509

In 1509, Galileo learned of the invention telescope in Holland. Galileo made a series of discoveries using his new telescope. He discovered the moons of many planets. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/galileo.html

Andreas Vesalius

Jun 29, 1514

Vesalius started studying the human body and realized Galen was completely wrong. He figured out a lot of the correct information about the human body that we use today. http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/history_02

Nicholas Copernicus

Feb 19, 1530

Copernicus is said to be the founder of modern astronomy. In 1530, he gave his work to the world about his view on astronomy and it was a great perspective for the times. http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm

The First Newspaper

Feb 8, 1559

In 59 B.C. the first newspaper would be the Acta Diurna and it was published in Rome. http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing_4.htm

Johannes Kepler

Feb 6, 1571

Kepler came up with Kepler's Laws in the 17th century. All three of Kepler's Laws were related to the sun and and the orbital of the planets around it. http://www.johanneskepler.com/

Descartes

Nov 10, 1628

Rene Descartes was a famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. He made himself famous in a confrontation with Chandoux. Chandoux claimed that science could only be based on probablitiies. http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/descartes.html

Newton

May 8, 1642

Issac Newton was an english physicist and mathematician. He came up with Newton's three laws. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Newton.html

Montesquieu

Jan 19, 1689

He was one of the greatest political philosophers during the Enlightment period. He had his own perspective on a lot of different things. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/montesquieu/

John Locke

Dec 16, 1690

John Locke is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers in Europe. One of his major contributions was to the field of psychology and he is called the “Father of English Psychology.” http://www3.niu.edu/acad/psych/Millis/History/2003/locke.htm

Rousseau

Jun 28, 1712

Majority of modern philosophy now can be traced back to his ideas. He was homeschooled for a long time but his mother taught him well, although she didn't live too long, and he grew up to be very smart and had a lot of his own beliefs especially in philosophy. http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/rousseau.html

Diderot

Oct 5, 1713

The philosopher Denis Diderot was one of the originators and interpreters of the Age of Enlightenment. He had a lot to do with the Enlightment. He was born in France and studyed in Paris from 1729 to 1732 and had a very wide interest in many different subjects. He was very smart. http://history-world.org/diderot.htm

Adam Smith

Jun 5, 1723

Adam was born in Scottland and they do not know his actual birth date. He grew up to be a professor at Glasgow University. He was a scottish philosopher that became famous for his book, "The Wealth of Nations". http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96jun/smith.html

Voltaire

Mar 10, 1736

Voltaire was a strong young nobelman that also wrote a lot of French books. His writings made him become famous and he was also a spy for a while. http://kirjasto.sci.fi/voltaire.htm

Beccaria

Mar 15, 1738

Beccaria's theory consisted of three things. Those are that all individuals possess freewill, rational manner and manpulability. He thinks everyone is equal and has the same about of freedom. The second would be rational manner which would be that all individuals rationally look out for their own personal satisfaction. The third would be manpulablilty which means universally shared human motive of rational self-interest. http://www.constitution.org/cb/beccaria_bio.htm