Giovanni Alfonso Borelli
Italian physiologist and physicist
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was a Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician who is often described as the father of biomechanics. He contributed to the modern principle of scientific investigation by continuing Galileo's practice... Wikipedia
Born: January 28, 1608, Naples, Italy
Died: December 31, 1679 (age 71 years), Rome, Italy
Education: Sapienza University of Rome