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Apr 14, 1452
Leonard Da Vinci
As an amazing inventor, Da Vinci helped create various "War Machines", flight machines, contributions to science and artworks. His ideas and creations could be improved on and built better, such as the flying machine. Although it would take over a hundred years to create a plane that worked well, his flying machine helped inspire personal flight. -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
With the idea of a Heliocentric Solar System, Copernicus challenged the common idea that the Earth was the center of the universe. This new idea would change the thoughts that people received from the churches at the time. -
May 5, 1561
Sir Francis Bacon
As every student in America learns, the Scientific Process is one of the most important things in proving anything. When applying this to the knowledge of the time, certain things that were not true could be disproved, and thoughts that were thought to be untrue could be proven to be true. -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo's contributions to science are topped off by his discovery of Jupiter's moons. With the use of a telescope, he observed Jupiter and discovered that it had moons that revolved around it, and came to the conclusion that Copernicus's Heliocentric Theory was correct. Upon publishing his findings, other scientists came to the same conclusion. -
Isacc Newton
As an important scientists, his theories of the world and its properties are considered some of the most important works for understanding Physics, Mathematics and Optics. -
Cotton Gin
As the United States were in the process of becoming one of the strongest countries of the world, they first required the Cotton Gin. With it, the production of cotton could be done tenfold and much quicker, so as a result, the economy would boom, making America a major power. -
Samuel Colt Revolvers
Of course the involvement of weapons on a battlefield are important, but the introduction of a multi-round, handheld gun changed wars drastically. As we know today, handheld guns can be very useful and quicker to aim while in fast paced action. The most important thing about these new revolvers, is that they opened up the idea for multiple round guns, in rifles and handguns. -
The Suez Canal
The opening of this canal would mean an enormous shortage of mileage on a trip from Europe to the Indian Ocean. In the years before, Europeans would be forced to travel around the tip of Africa to arrive in India, but the Suez Canal cut this trip by about 6,000 miles. -
Benz Motorwagen
Known as the world's first car, its development has transformed the ability to travel over land for over a century. Today, a car is taken for granted for all it can do, but upon its release, it could make an 8 hour horse ride in an hour. -
Trans-Siberian Railway
As we know, Russia is the largest nation in the world, so for it to stay under the rule of one government is very impressive. One way this is possible is due to the Trans-Siberian Railway. Connecting the rural areas of the country with the highly industrial West, Russia is able to receive agriculture and distribute goods to all over the country
