Filippo Brunelleschi: Great Minds

Hank talks about Renaissance architect, engineer, and professional cranky guy Filippo Brunelleschi in this "Great Minds" dose.

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[Mario Baqueiro]

Make a video about Gauss!

[justin46017]

Fun fact! One of the ideas for building the dome was piling dirt until it was high enough they could build the dome. To get rid of the dirt they decided the only logical solution was filling it with gold coins so the peasants would come and take the dirt away.

[Volvagias Blaze]

I miss these BRING THEM BACK

[QTheLibertine]

No, taking the wine away, at that time, was not an option. Anyway, three deaths over 16 years is not only a fantastic safety record for the middle ages it is a pretty damn fine record for the modern age. In contrast, Texas Stadium, here in DFW, took five years to complete and had seven deaths. And it is no cathedral, just a giant dome for millionaires to play a children's game in.

[James Metcalf]

erm... beard

[Primus2X]

Make a video about Isaac Newton

[Tyler Davis]

You should do Leonardo, the guy that made the fibbasumthen series. I can't spell his name

[Mario Baqueiro]

You got me thinking...

[IndigoIceman]

Everything you said here is correct, except about honey comb structure. That stroke of brilliance dates back to the Pantheon and was utilized primarily to reduce the weight of the dome. That alteration is what allowed the Pantheon dome to stand as it is; the world's largest unsupported dome for over 1,000 years. Before the Pantheon and HCS, even smaller unsupported domes collapsed under the strain of their own weight.

[Keith Beja]

I'd like Euler more.

[Jakeryp Phipps]

the sky scraper looks a little like a you know what

[redneckhippiefreak]

My old roofing boss always said "If you fall, your fired before you hit the ground" and "Its not the fall that kills you it's the sudden stop at the end".