Galileo Galilei
Greatest inventor
About him
Born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was a mathematics professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long-lasting implications for the study of physics. He also constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory, which supports a sun-centered solar system. Italian scientist and scholar Galileo made pioneering observations that laid the foundation for modern physics and astronomy.