Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his
studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical
truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, "Truth is not found
behind a man's reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to
questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in
life but it is the most rewarding." Galileo challenged divine law and
the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths.
And it was through this quest for truth that he was able to establish a
structure for modern science.