I think Galileo's life to me, really had a impact on the world view. After the creation of the telescope, he was able to prove Ptolemy's theory of the earth being at the center of the solar system being incorrect and backing up Copernicus' theory of the sun being at the center. Later on Galileo was accused of being a heretic. The church viewed the world as center because God had created it and so when Galileo thought other wise, the church reacted. Galileo was forced to recant and take back everything he said about the earth not being at the center of the solar system. The reason he recanted was that he didn't want to disrespect his religious beliefs but wanted to make a difference.

Issac Newton legacy is by far the best we have covered in this class. I say this because he was almost didn't get into school. Newton's contribution to Mathematics, i think, is the most important one. For some one who struggled at home with financial problems, father dying, and somewhat scared to publish his work, still made a pretty huge impact on my life. My life lesson here is no matter what you struggle with it gets a lot better at the end. Newton was a very intelligent student at the Trinity College at Cambridge.


The steam engine is one the most basic forms of any engine today. The use of this engine was to pump water from the ground so that pioneers could finish digging for gold in the landmines. The machine was very productive. The machine was made by a guy named Hero. Denis Papin proposed an idea of having a piston circulating the steam as the water was being pumped.

By Dante Goode