Description: (Italian Physiologist, Physicist and Mathematician)
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was a notable Renaissance Italian physiologist, physicist, and mathematician, known as the father of biomechanics. Following in Galileo's footsteps, he utilized observational methods to test hypotheses. Borelli's mathematical expertise allowed him to delve into various studies, including Jupiter's moons, animal locomotion mechanics, blood constituents, stomatal movement in plants, and significant contributions to medicine and geology. Backed by Queen Christina of Sweden, he was the first to elucidate that bodily movements are a result of muscular contractions.