Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli was a 17th-century Italian scientist and mathematician known for applying mathematical principles to understand how the human body moves. He studied biomechanics, analyzing muscles, joints, and bones to explain movement and physical functions. His work helped lay the foundation for modern physiology and biomechanics by showing that biological processes could be described using physics and mathematics, much like natural phenomena. Borelli's insights advanced our understanding of how muscles work and contributed to the early development of scientific approaches to studying the body’s mechanics.