GALILEO

BACKGROUND

• Born February 15, 1564 in Florence, Italy
• Died January 8, 1642 in Tuscany, Italy (77)
• Studied at University of Pisa and Padua
• His dad, Vincenzo Galilei was a musician
• His mom was named Giulia Ammanati

ASTRONOMY

• Helped prove that the sun is in the center
• Discovered 4 Jupiter moons
• Made a higher power telescope
• Discovered Saturn's rings
• Discovered Neptune

MATH AND PHYSICS

• Studied parabolas, calculus
• Dropped a ball from the leaning tower of Pisa to test falling rate
• Determined that everything falls at the same rate

INVENTIONS

• Thermometer
• Compass
• Pendulum clock model

IMPACTS

• Proved sun is the center
• Banned from church and placed under house arrest
• His teaching and books banned by the Pope
• "Father of Modern Science"
• Inspired many scientists like Einstein, Stephen Hawking