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1200
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was a respected scholar who believed that there should be research supporting every statement. Before Bacon, religious statements announced were not to be questioned. It is important to understand that Bacon created the yearning for scientific research to prove every statement. Today, scientists and historians are expected to provide research for every theory which would not be established if not for Roger Bacon. -
1500
Barometer, microscope, air pump, and thermometer.
Tools like the barometer, microscope, air pump and thermometer were heavily influential to our current time period. We are still receiving regular usage out of these instruments, although these instruments were modified to be improved over the years since the 1500s. It is important that we recognize the impact that all of these tools had on their time, to be able to conduct experiments more accurately and to be able to measure scientific data. -
1500
Scientific Method
Scientists of the early 1500s developed Scientific Method which is very similar to our procedures in science, today. By using mathematics to apply the discoveries from the tools - this is creating a procedure format to follow when experimenting. Without the first scientific method, our experiments today could still be very unreliable and inaccurate. Therefore, not only did this improve the experiments and further research then, it shaped our research procedures and ability for the current time. -
1500
Microscope
The inventor of the microscope, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, was not only known for his creation of the microscope. He was additionally known for discovering bacteria, once referred to as animalcules. Bacteria was an important discovery in the sense of protecting people from illness. The sooner that we develop an understanding for bacteria the sooner we can work to protect others. Therefore, Leeuwenhoek was an important influencer for creating the microscope to discover bacteria and work to protect. -
1543
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was the person responsible for the philosophy that rather than the Earth being the center of the Universe - like Ptolemy, the astronomer in the A.D. 100s believed - the center of the Universe was the Sun. The heliocentric theory that Copernicus had developed was heavily denied by the public due to the lack of evidence they could see. Due to Copernicus' theory, there was a pathway created for space exploration. -
1543
Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius studied the human body himself so that he had an in-dept understanding. The book that Vesalius published was called, "On the Fabric of the Human Body." It is important to realize that due to Vesalius' book and illustrations throughout, we now have a much clearer understanding of the human body which we are constantly building off of this basis. Vesalius introduced the human body to the public in a way that is still helpful to scientists background knowledge, today. -
1543
William Harvey
William Harvey was known for studying the circulation of blood by composing experiments in laboratories. In addition explaining how arteries and veins transport blood, Harvey also studied the heart. Harvey's discoveries built off Andreas Vesalius' previous information of the body by adding specific heart and blood descriptions. It is important to acknowledge that Harvey gave us one of the first in dept descriptions of the heart and blood circulation. -
1545
Counter Reformation
Counter Reformation included, schools and societies that were fully committed to the advancements within science. New societies that were revolving around science had the ability to share their experiences and knowledge with the world due to printing press publishing their journals. Throughout this time period, it is important to understand that this effected the way that everyone viewed science, along with allowing for everyone to be aware of the newfound knowledge that was being discovered. -
Kepler and Galileo
Without Johannes Kepler's research and his influential found laws of how planets move in 1609, many other people would not have a trustworthy resource of information documented with experiments to prove Copernicus' theory true. Galileo Galilei provided the world with the telescope - using to discover that not every planet is revolving around Earth. Galilei changed the way that people viewed Copernicus' theory during his time, along with giving us the first telescope. Shown in picture: Kepler -
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon created ¨Novum Organum,¨ to showcase his beliefs of theories being proven by reasoning, and only be tested by physical experiments. By creating the book, ¨Novum Organum,¨ Bacon was introducing the concept of physical explanations behind every theory to the World. It is important to comprehend that without Bacon's studies, the concept of physically seeing results to questions with you procedures may still be a technique unavailable to us - as it was to the population before 1620. -
René Descartes
In, ¨Discourse on Method," René Descartes explained the importance of every statement should be supplied with evidence to prove that thinking. Without Descartes portrayed a big influence on today and 1637 due to the factual evidence and research required for your statement to be considered and examined. Now, it is necessary to provide evidence for close to any statement that you voice, thanks to Descartes. -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle made the discovery that temperature and pressure affect the space of which a gas occupies. Without Robert Boyle's discovery, and dedication to contribution for research in modern science of chemistry in the year 1662, we would be far less along on the exploration of chemistry. It is important that we have people who improve our overall knowledge in which how our body can process the elements surrounding us in addition to what those elements are. -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton played an extreme role in influencing the centuries that followed him due to the fact that we still use Newton's Laws of Motion to this day. Newton's discoveries are commonly included in science and math curriculums to continue to educated and set the basics of physics for children and teens. Newton heavily influenced his time period due to shocking realization that was caused of how space, earth, and rotations tie together through the law of universal gravitation. -
Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley is known for discovering the element oxygen. Although Priestley did not name the element oxygen himself, he did take a huge step in discovering a very vital element to our survival. Without Priestley's huge discovery at the time, there would have been numerous amounts of questions left unanswered whereas with this discovery, it caused others to gain this knowledge to use towards advancing in other scientific categories. -
Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine Lavoisier is recognized for his ability to identify the element oxygen and naming it. Although he did not discover the element himself, Lavoisier still played a vital role in it's overall discovery. It is important for us to recognize that Lavoisier opened several new opportunities for others to carry on his work by showing how others can continue on others' work and how Lavoisier resulted in naming the element. Elements receiving names is necessary to the creation and identification.
