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Book Review: The Scientists by John Gribbin

The Scientists by John Gribbin will bring you through the eras of science and how the masters lived and worked. He starts during the Renaissance, moves into the Enlightenment Age and then into modern science. It is a great book for those who want to understand how science develops by the building on previous knowledge to create greater understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live. Not all of their lives were easy but each were able to accomplish something that contributes to the body of knowledge.  The Renaissance 14 th -17 th Century: Starting in Italy it was a time that marked a distinct release of old ways of thinking embedded in the Dark Ages to an exploration of human spirit. The use of observation and science began to create a cultural renaissance throughout Europe that raised their position in the world. Literature, art, diplomacy and science made their way into the lives of the elite.   It was a process fostered by patronage of the Medici family and th