The Renaissance And The Scientific Revolution Flashcards
industrial revolution
Transformative period marked by shift from manual to machine labor, improvements in transportation, factories, energy, and mass production
Transition to new manufacturing processes
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
Father of modern astronomy
Responsible for the Copernican revolution
A Polish astronomer and mathematician who proposed the heliocentric theory
Key technologies of the Industrial Revolution
Textiles, steam power, iron making, invention of tool machines
Nicolaus Copernicus’ contribution
Proposed the heliocentric model, challenging the geocentric view
Who invented an improved seed drill in 1701?
Who invented the threshing machine?
Jethro Tull
Andrew Meikle
Who introduced the steam pump?
Who invented the safety lamp?
Savery
Humphry Davy
Worlds largest and oldest artificial waterway
The Grand Canal (China)
Father of modern science?
Galileo Galilei
3 Highly important scientists from renaissance era
Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler
3 Highly important scientists from renaissance era
Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler
Galileo Galilei’ contributions
· Improving the telescope for astronomical observations
· Observing four moons orbiting Jupiter, phases of Venus, and sunspots
· Formulating the law of inertia and studying kinematics
· Supporting the Copernican heliocentric model, challenging geocentrism
· Applying mathematical principles to scientific inquiry
· Emphasizing experimentation and observation in research
· Laying the groundwork for classical mechanics and influencing Sir Isaac Newton
He also established the basic principle of relativity
Responsible for creating Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler
Often called the greatest scientist that ever lived and father of modern Physics
Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton’s contributions
Laid the foundations for classical physics/classical mechanics
Developed laws of motion, law of Universal Gravitation, calculus
Johannes Kepler’ contributions
Discovered laws of planetary motion, supported heliocentrism
Scientific method
Emphasis on experimentation, observation, and mathematical formulation
Andreas Vesalius
Father of Modern Anatomy
Published “De humani corporis fabrica” (1543)
Corrected Galenic errors through human dissections
Described organs, blood vessels, and nerves in detail
Introduced concept of “anatomical variation”
Transformed anatomy and medical education
William Harvey
Discovered circulatory system and blood circulation
Published “De Motu Cordis” (1628)
Challenged Galenic views on heart function
Conducted quantitative experiments to measure blood flow
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Father of Microbiology
First to observe microorganisms
Discovered cells
Described microorganisms
Corresponded with the Royal Society
Alessandro Volta
Invented the electric battery (Voltaic Pile)
Demonstrated electric potential and electromotive force
Established electrochemistry as a field of study
Transformed physics, engineering, and daily life
Humphry Davy
Developed electrolysis and discovered several elements
Invented the Davy lamp for mining safety
Conducted extensive electrochemical research
Advanced chemistry and scientific instrumentation
Used battery to make light
Micheal Faraday
Discovered electric generator
Discovered electromagnetic induction
Formulated Faraday’s laws of electrolysis
Demonstrated electromagnetic rotation
Invented the Faraday cage
Discovered benzene
Zenobe Theophile Grammr
Developed the first practical generator
Thomas Edison
Made a practical incandescent lamp
