Wikijunior:Famous Inventors/Early Inventors/Galileo
< Wikijunior:Famous Inventors < Early InventorsWhen, Where, and to whom was he or she born?
Galileo was born in Pisa (then part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany), the first of six children of Vincenzo Galilei, a famous lutenist and music theorist, and Giulia Ammannati.
What was his or her childhood like?
Did You Know?
- First interesting fact.
- Another interesting fact.
- Yet another interesting fact.
Why did this person become interested in science?
Where did this person go to school?
He went to two schools, the university of Pisa, and the university of Padua
What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving?
He solved the problem of how to see things a long way away.
What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working?
What did this person invent that solved the problem?
The telescope is what Galileo invented to solve the problem.
How did the invention solve the problem?
It helps to see long distances, even into space
How has this inventor changed people and the world?
Instead of going into space you can look in a telescope
What happened to this inventor in the end?
He was under house arrest.
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