Timeline

1500–1799 ∼ The Roots of Modern Science

Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish mathematician, develops new theories of a sun-centered universe (c. 1500) / Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) and Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) develop theories in relation to the existence of other planets and their motion / Isaac Newton (1642–1707) makes significant contributions to mathematics, physics, astronomy, and optics / Francis Bacon (1561–1626) envisions the power of science as the savior of the human race / Model steam carriage made in China (1678) / Richard Arkwright invents the spinning jenny and the power-driven spinner (1700s) / Three-wheel, steam-powered carriage developed in Britain (1786)

MILESTONES: First American city, St. Augustine, Florida settled by the Spanish (1565) • William Harvey describes the circulation of blood in England (1628) • American Revolution (1776) • Edward Jenner develops smallpox vaccination in England (1796)

1800–1899 ∼ The Industrial Revolution

Eli Whitney invents interchangeable parts, making mass production possible (early 1800s) / George Goodyear invents rubber tires (1840s) / Bessemer steel process...