Who is Galileo Galilei?

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Galileo has been called the "father of observational astronomy", the "father of modern physics", the "father of the scientific method", and the "father of modern science

Born: February 15, 1564, Pisa, Italy Died: January 8, 1642, Arcetri Discovered: Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io, Rings of Saturn Known for: Kinematics, Analytical dynamics, Telescopes, Heliocentrism
 

Galileo Galilei Quotes

Measure what is measurable, and make measurable what is not so. You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself. All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.