Incredible Inventors and Inventions

GALILEOS LIFEborn in Florence, Italy His parents saw his intelligence and talents, so they made sacrifices to have him educatedGalileo studied medicine with his father

CLICK TO GO ONGALILEOS LIFEAttended the University of PisaStudied astronomyCreated the telescope in 1609

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Made his first telescope in 1609The first version could magnify an object 3 timesHe developed his second telescope later the same year.His second telescope could magnify objects up to 20 timesCLICK TO CONTINUE LEARNING!InventorsGALILEOTHE WRIGHT BROTHERSCHARLES Babbage

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he was able to look at the moondiscover the 4 satellites of Jupiterobserve a supernovaverify the phases of Venusdiscover sunspots His discoveries proved the Copernican system which says that the earth and other planets revolve around the sun.CLICK TO GO TO GALILEO MENUThe wright brothersLife Invention

Click to go to inventors menu!Click a picture to learn about that topicThe wright brothers' LIFEIn 1889, with Wilbur's help, Orville designed and built a printing press1892, they opened a bicycle shop1896, started manufacturing their own brand

Click to go back to the wright brothers menuCharles Babbage's LIFEborn in London on December 26, 1791Babbage arrived at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1810he was seriously disappointed about the math programs available at Cambridge

QUESTION 2Where did the Wright Brothers first flight take place?Kitty Hawk, NCFort MeyerDayton, OH

QUESTION 3What was the analytical society focused on?EngineeringMathematicsScience

QUESTION 4How much horse power was the engine the Wright brothers created?255035

QUESTION 5When did Galileo invent his second telescope?160916111610

QUESTION 6What year did the Wright Brothers become interested in flight?186718711878

QUESTION 7When was Babbages last machine finally finished?184720021849

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