Galileo

Galileo Galilei, an Italian Scientist, was the man who discovered and created many theories that shaped the modern sciences. Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy on February 15, 1564 to Vincenzio Galilei and was the first child in his family. His family was part of the Italian nobility, though they weren¹t rich. His father was a merchant and musician, as well as a champion of advanced musical theories of the day. His family moved from Pisa …

…invent a barometer. His great contribution to scientific thinking was the principle of inertia. Before his time everyone followed Aristotle¹s theory that, when an object moved, something had to act continuously to keep it moving. Galileo countered this with the theory that, if a body is moving freely, something must happen to stop it or make it change direction. Galileo was the mind that changed the world forever, and for that we are thankful.