Engineers and Inventors of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 7 people and 184 moments here, from 1434 to 1646. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Galileo Galilei and Leonardo da Vinci.

Notable people

  1. Christopher Columbus

    from 1451 to 1506

    73 moments here

    Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

  2. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1642

    35 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  3. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1452 to 1519

    27 moments here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  4. Jacques Cartier

    from 1491 to 1557

    22 moments here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

  5. Johannes Kepler

    from 1571 to 1630

    16 moments here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  6. Johannes Gutenberg

    from 1434 to 1468

    10 moments here

    German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…

  7. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1646

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

Moments

  1. 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
  2. 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
  3. 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
  4. 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
  5. 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
  6. 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
  7. 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
  8. 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  9. 1462 Expulsion from Mainz during the Diocesan Feud Johannes Gutenberg
  10. 1465 Residence at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
  11. 1468 Death at Algesheimer Hof Johannes Gutenberg
  12. 1468 Burial in the Franciscan church Johannes Gutenberg
  13. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  14. 1470 Family relocates to Savona Christopher Columbus
  15. 1476 Shipwrecked near Lagos Christopher Columbus
  16. 1477 Establishes himself in Lisbon Christopher Columbus
  17. 1477 Returns from Galway to Lisbon Christopher Columbus
  18. 1478 Purchases sugar in Madeira Christopher Columbus
  19. 1478 Witnesses a contract in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  20. 1482 Trades at Elmina Christopher Columbus
  21. 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
  22. 1484 Hears western-island reports on La Gomera Christopher Columbus
  23. 1484 Returns to Porto Santo Christopher Columbus
  24. 1487 Stays at Córdoba Christopher Columbus
  25. 1490 Consults at Pavia Cathedral Leonardo da Vinci
  26. 1491 Retreats to La Rábida Christopher Columbus
  27. 1491 Birth at Saint-Malo Jacques Cartier
  28. 1492 Waits at the Granada campaign camp Christopher Columbus
  29. 1492 Signs the Santa Fe agreement Christopher Columbus
  30. 1492 Attends reading of the Palos order Christopher Columbus
  31. 1492 Departs Palos on the first voyage Christopher Columbus
  32. 1492 Sails from La Gomera Christopher Columbus
  33. 1492 Lands on Cuba Christopher Columbus
  34. 1492 Makes first American landfall Christopher Columbus
  35. 1492 Explores northwestern Hispaniola Christopher Columbus
  36. 1492 Meets Guacanagaríx at La Navidad Christopher Columbus
  37. 1493 Reports to the monarchs in Barcelona Christopher Columbus
  38. 1493 Stops at the Bay of Rincón Christopher Columbus
  39. 1493 Anchors at Santa Maria Island Christopher Columbus
  40. 1493 Meets John II at Vale do Paraíso Christopher Columbus
  41. 1493 Reaches Lisbon in a storm Christopher Columbus
  42. 1493 Returns to Palos Christopher Columbus
  43. 1493 Departs Cádiz on the second voyage Christopher Columbus
  44. 1493 Explores Guadeloupe Christopher Columbus
  45. 1493 Lands on Dominica Christopher Columbus
  46. 1493 Lands on Marie-Galante Christopher Columbus
  47. 1493 Makes landfall at Añasco Bay Christopher Columbus
  48. 1493 Revisits the ruins of La Navidad Christopher Columbus
  49. 1494 Founds La Isabela Christopher Columbus
  50. 1494 Returns to Cuba Christopher Columbus

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