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Great article, but I was bummed it didn't cover Giordano Bruno. Most famous for getting burned at the stake in 1600 for his ideas. He wrote: "I got me such a n
by dr_dshiv 7y ago
Great article, but I was bummed it didn't cover Giordano Bruno. Most famous for getting burned at the stake in 1600 for his ideas. He wrote:
"I got me such a name that King Henry III summoned me one day to discover from me if the memory which I possessed was natural or acquired by magic art. I satisfied him that it did not come from sorcery but from organised knowledge; and, following this, I got a book on memory printed, entitled The Shadows of Ideas, which I dedicated to His Majesty. Forthwith he gave me an Extraordinary Lectureship with a salary."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giordano_Bruno