THE FATHER OF BIOMECHANICS

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was born in 1608 and died in 1679 , Borelli's original name was Giovanni Francesco Antonio Alonso

BIOMECHANICS?

• Biomechanics are the study and science of how living things move
• Ex. When ever a animal walks or runs The muscles of its leg expand and contract in a certain way.
• Understanding this can help an athletes performance

Other contributions

BLOOD

• Giovanni had discovered and given descriptions of each constituent in blood

Interesting....

Giovanni put his voice out in his controversial argument of the nervous system and its communications with the muscular system

Giovanni along with various other scientist had proposed an idea for underwater exploration

SPECIAL THANKS TO ....

• Nbc.nlm.nih.gov
• Www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk
• Dictionary.com
• Www.britannica.com
• http://westerncivguides.umwblogs.org