Wikijunior:Famous Inventors/Early Inventors/Galileo
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[edit] When, 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.
[edit] What was his or her childhood like?
Did You Know?
- First interesting fact.
- Another interesting fact.
- Yet another interesting fact.
[edit] Why did this person become interested in science?
[edit] Where did this person go to school?
[edit] What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving?
He solved the problem of how to see things a long way away.
[edit] What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working?
[edit] What did this person invent that solved the problem?
The telescope is what Galileo invented to solve the problem.
[edit] How did the invention solve the problem?
It helps to see long distances, even into space
[edit] How has this inventor changed people and the world?
Instead of going into space you can look in a telescope