Science People Timeline

  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Scientific revolution

  • Nicolaus Copernicus
    Feb 19, 1473

    Nicolaus Copernicus

    A model of the sun in the middle of the universe
  • Tycho  Brahe
    Dec 14, 1546

    Tycho Brahe

    He created the tychonic system
  • Francis Bacon
    Jan 22, 1561

    Francis Bacon

    He was father of the scientific method
  • Galileo Galilei
    Feb 15, 1564

    Galileo Galilei

    Father of modern science created telescope
  • Johannes Kepler
    Dec 27, 1571

    Johannes Kepler

    Key figure in 17th century planetary of motion laws
  • William Harvey
    Apr 1, 1578

    William Harvey

    Made contributions in anatomy
  • Zach Janssen

    Zach Janssen

    First optical telescope
  • René Descartes

    René Descartes

    Father of modern philosophy
  • Evangelista Torricelli

    Evangelista Torricelli

    Italian physicist, mathematician, and inventer. Invented the barometer
  • Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek

    Dutch tradesmen and scientist. Invented the microscope. First to discover single celled organelles.
  • Issac Newton

    Issac Newton

    Physicist and mathematician. Invented law of motion. Discovered the science of light and color. Discovered the infinitesimal calculus.