Review: "Generation" by Matthew Cobb (B&I 6)
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Generation: The Seventeenth-Century Scientists Who Unraveled the Secrets of Sex, Life, and Growth by Matthew CobbListen to this episode now
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Show Notes
In this episode I discuss the highlights of Matthew Cobb’s account of the early days of the scientific revolution. During the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, several Dutch thinkers made important contributions to discovering how human reproduction happens. Their work helped established the scientific method of experimentation and helped revolutionize how we see ourselves relative to the other living things on earth.
Here are the full names of the people mentioned:
William Harvey
Neils Steno
Francesco Redi
Robert Hooke
Johannes van Horne
Jan Swammerdam
Reinier de Graaf
Antoni Leeuwenhoek
Gregor Mendel
Other interesting Links:
Matthew Cobb’s Website
an American Scientist Bookstand interview of Matthew Cobb