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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Make a video about Gauss!

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John von Neumann

[MrMaxwelljohnson]

If memory serves right, the Dorian Greeks figured out that if they used lighter stones for the roof of a structure the walls would have to support less weight. The Romans applied this knowledge to dome construction by making the top thinner than the base. As for the honey comb structure, I think that was all Brunelleschi.

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I always loved the Italian Renaissance because of the synchronicity between art and science in that period. Do a video on Leonardo Da Vinci! He made the MOST exhaustive dissection of the human body, which was not matched for a hundred years, and he discovered something about the heart that was confirmed by science just recently!

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Did you made a video about Giordano Bruni?

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Have you done episode on "nostradamus" ?? 

[donkfail1]

This is one of the things the Romans didn't borrow (steal) from the Greek. Greek architecture didn't ure domes. They didn't even use arches!

The idea was plausible though. The Romans usually adapted any technology or method they could use from the peoples they did conquer, as long as it was possible to gain economical or military advances from it.

When Rome assimilated the Greek they didn't bother much with the philosophy and art. Even scientific work in math and physics got lost then.

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