Galileo Galilei 1564-1642
First person to use telescope
transferred it from a toy into a powerful instrument of discovery
discoveries made him famous
worked in Pisa, Paudua and Venice
Took a position as court philosopher by ruler of Florence
science that Galileo did
observe and hypothesize
devise a way to test hypothesize
test hypothesis
publish results
conflicts with Roman catholic church
challenged teachings of the church
Galileo was condemned by the church
confined to his villa under arest
died in 1642 in his villa
formed the basis of the modern science of Physics by carrying experiments
Italian
Born in Pisa
Moved later to Florence with family
