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Jan 1, 1214
Roger Bacon
Roger Bacon was an English philosopher and Franciscan friar who placed considerable emphasis on the study of nature. He is credited as one of the earliest European advocates of the modern scientific method. He was essentially a medieval thinker with much of his knowlege coming from books. click here -
Feb 19, 1473
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance atronomer. He was the first person to formulate a comprehensive heliocentric cosmology which displaced the Earth from the center of the universe. His book "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium" is often regarded as the starting point of modern atronomy and one of the defining feelings that started the scientific revolution. click here -
Dec 31, 1514
Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius was a Flemish anatomist, physician, and author. He wrote one of the most influential books on human anatomy, "De humani corporis fabrica". He is often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy. click here -
Jan 22, 1561
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon was an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, lawyer, jurist, author and pioneer of the scientific method. He served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. His political career was not successful. However, he remained extremely successful as a philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method during the scientific revolution. click here -
Feb 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. He played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism. click here -
Dec 27, 1571
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler is the man who solved the final mathmatical problems that were preventing accurate prediction of the movement of the planets. He is best know for his eponymous laws of planetary motion. These works provided one of the foundations for Issac Newton's theory of universal gravitation. click here -
Apr 1, 1578
William Harvey
William Harvey was an English physician. He was the first person to describe completely and in detail the systemic circulation and properties of blood being pumped to the body by the heart. Prior to this, blood circulation was described by Ibn al-Nafis earlier in his works on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon. click here -
Rene' Descartes
Rene' Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer. He spent a majority of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been called the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and a lot of Western philosophy is a response to his writings which are still studied closely to this day. In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy are still book that are widley used at most university philosophy departments. click here -
Robert Boyle
Robert Boyle was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor. He is also noted for his writings in theology. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist and one of the founders of modern chemistry. click here -
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton was an english natural philosopher. He is most known as the most original and influential theorist in the history of science. He invented the infinitesimal calculus and a new theory of light and color Along with this, Newton transformed the structure of physical science with his three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. click here
