Galileo Galilei paved the road for what is known today as modern science. Albert Einstein refers to Galileo as the “Father of Modern Science” for his abilities to understand that knowledge starts and ends with experience. In examining Galileo’s desire to attain knowledge we can understand why his discoveries have impacted society so greatly suggesting that although Galileo himself was a brilliant scientist, in order to solidify his own finding he had to use the knowledge attained by past scientists. In doing this, Galileo was able to make discovers that can be seen in the world nearly four hundred and fifty years later. He was first introduced into the world of education at age ten, shortly after his family moved to Florence. It was there Galileo began …show more content…
Continuing his education, Galileo went on to study mathematics, mechanics and teaching throughout this time. Like the world itself, Galileo’s mind never ceased to stop, continually spinning with a flood of information. Coincidentally, the Italian renaissance developed a term for Galileo and men alike, which described a person who had a wide range of knowledge. Leon Battista Alberti refers to such a person as “A man [who] can do all things if he will” or in simpler terms a polymath. Galileo’s discoveries and passion for attaining knowledge can be attributed to his title as a polymath. In 1604, Galileo witnessed the supernova known today as Kepler’s supernova. During this observation, Galileo was able to confirm that the stars he saw where extremely far out, proving that the Aristotelian idea of an immoveable heaven was false. Instead, Galileo concluded there we things beyond the grasp of this heaven. Following his theory, Galileo improved upon the telescope so it could be used to observe celestial objects too far to see with the naked eye. It was at this time Galileo would discover the four moons of