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3 Really Smart Guys
By Faisal Animashaun
And
Tyresz Brash
Glossary
• Ludwig van Beethoven
• Galileo Galilei
• Sir Isaac Newton
– Bio
– Who he was
– What he did
– His effect on the Enlightenment
– What he was known for
– Persecution
Ludwig van Beethoven
• Birth: 17 December 1770,
Bonn, Germany
• Death: 26 March 1827 ,
Vienna Austria
– Cause of Death
was cirrhosis
(liver failure).
Who He Was
• He was a German
Composer and Pianist
• He was a crucial figure in the
transitional period between the
Classical and Romantic
• Remains one of the most
acclaimed and influential
composers of all time.
What You May Need to Know
• Sonata: literally means a piece played
• Quartet: a method of instrumentation
used to perform a musical composition,
and consisting of four parts. (four
instruments)
• Symphony: extended musical piece for
orchestras.
What He Did
•As mentioned above Beethoven was a composer
who wrote many pieces of classical music.
– 32 piano sonatas
– 5 cello sonatas
– 16 string quartets
– 9 symphonies
His Effect on the Enlightenment
• Drawing from his predecessors (Haydn and
Mozart) Beethoven was very essential in the
transition from Romantic to classical music.
• His music deeply reflected the cultural attitudes
of his time. In his time his pieces and
composition were hugely popular.
• Today it can be argued that his music is even
more popular. His pieces are used in cartoons
and movies very often.
Galileo Galilei
• Birth: 15 February 1564,
Pisa, Italy
• Death:8 January 16 42
Arcetri, Italy
• Causes of death were
fever and heart
palpitations.
Who He Was
• Galileo was an Philosopher,
Physicist, Mathematician,
and Astronomer.
• He was a very important
person whoc ontributed to the
Scientific Revolution.
• He attended the university of
Pisa and Padua.
•
Views of the Universe
Geocentric Model
Heliocentric Model
What He Did
• Proved the Heliocentric Theory
• Telescopic Observations
• Improved the Scientific Method
His Effect and What He Was
Known For
• Galileo was one of the key minds in the
enlightenment.
• He was the one who placed the final nail into the
coffin of the geocentric theory.
• His observations and calculations proved that
earth revolved around the earth and not vice
versa.
• However his findings did not send the clergy
alight with joy.
Galileo’s Trial
Due to the fact that his theories contradicted the church’s views
Galileo was forced to sign a contract which stated that his theories
were wrong ( they were true). After this Galileo spent the remainder
of his life under house arrest.
Sir Isaac Newton
• Born: 4 January 1643
Lincolnshire, England
• Death: 31 March 1727
Middlesex, England
• Cause of Death: Old Age
Who He Was
• -A physicists and
mathematician
• Graduated From
Trinity College,
Cambridge, England.
• He is considered the
founder of modern
day physics.
• He also taught at
Cambridge University.
What He Is Known For
• Three Laws of Motion
– The law of inertia
– The greater the mass (of the object being
accelerated) the greater the amount of force
needed (to accelerate the object).
– For every action there is an equal and
opposite re-action.
His effect on the Enlightenment
• The began the science of physics.
• All areas of mathematics were affected by
his work.
• His laws still stand to this day.
• He explained supernatural phenomena
using math and equations.
Persecution
• Newton often got into
arguments with other
scientists because his
theories were very
controversial.
• The guy to the right is
Leibniz( he tried to
plagiarize some of
Newton’s work.)
Citations
• Wikipedia
– Galileo
– Newton
– Beethoven
– http://www.crystalinks.com/galileo.html