Mendel: An Author Profile
MendelAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard How did an obscure priest from the hinterlands of an extinct empire become one of the most eminent names in science? No […]
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Bacon: An Author Profile
BaconAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Titles like “the father of modern science” get thrown around sometimes as hyperbolic praise, but Bacon earned the compliment more than most
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Harvey: An Author Profile
HarveyAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown All subsequent medicine owes William Harvey an inestimable debt. Sixteenth and seventeenth-century Europe saw a great flowering of scientists. The famous controversy
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Archimedes: An Author Profile
ArchimedesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In the modern world as much as antiquity, few minds can hold a candle to Archimedes. As a man, Archimedes is one
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Ptolemy: An Author Profile
PtolemyAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown The Ptolemaic system has become a byword for backwardness, yet in truth, Ptolemy is arguably the father of science. ❧ Full name:
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Franklin: An Author Profile
FranklinAn Author Profile By Travis Copeland If there ever was a renaissance man, it was Benjamin Franklin. ❧ Full name and titles: Benjamin Franklin [bĕn-jà-mĭn frâŋk-lĭn; see our pronunciation
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Hippocrates: An Author Profile
HippocratesAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard What we call modern medical science stretches far further back than we may think. Æ❧ Full name and titles: Hippocrates II of
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Lavoisier: An Author Profile
LavoisierAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Lavoisier represents the pinnacle of Enlightenment scientific advancement. ❧ Full name and titles: Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier [; see our pronunciation guide for details]❧ Dates: 26
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The Great Conversation: Medicine
The Great Conversation: Medicine By Gabriel Blanchard Medical science has changed immensely in the last few thousand years—but not always in the ways we might assume. The word
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Darwin: An Author Profile
DarwinAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Charles Darwin permanently altered the basic assumptions of modern science. ❧ Full name and titles: Charles Robert Darwin [chäŕłz rŏb-ŕt däŕ-wĭn; see
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