Scientific Revolution
Leoardo DaVinci
DaVinci had an interest in engineering and made detailed sketches of the airplane, the helicopter, the parachute, the submarine, the armored car, guns as well as pumps.
|
Gasparo Berti
Many documents have shown that Gasparo Berti invented the barometer. Before this time the belief that vacuums exist were controversial. The barometer is still used today.
|
Galileo Galilei
Galileo was a played a major role during the scientific revolution. He invented the telescope in the early 1600. This invention was important because it allowed anyone to see the universe with a naked eye.
|
Explorers
Christopher Columbus
Without a doubt one of the most famous of the Italian explorers. He explored many routes throughout the Atlantic Ocean but most famously known for find the "New World" or America as we call it today. |
John Cabot
Explorer John Cabot made a British claim to land in Canada. He mistook Canada for Asia during a 1497 voyage. |
Marco Polo
Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295. He wrote Il Milione, known in Eglish as The Travels of Marco Polo. |