Galileo Galilei is often called the father of modern science
He was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564
His father wanted him to become a doctor, so at first, he studied medicine in Florence
Then he followed his true interests, studying mathematics and astronomy
In 1592, he became professor of mathematics at the University of Padua
Then in 1610, he returned to Florence and remained there until he died at the age of 78 in 1642
Galileo made many important scientific discoveries
Even more important was his method-the way worked
He didn’t just guess how things happened
He did experiments and then looked at the results of the experiments