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Thomas Harriot

• lvevjo 12y ago
  You might be interested in Stephen Greenblatt's essay "Invisible Bullets", especially the first part of it, where he discusses Harriot quite a bit. Here is a brief summary of what he has to say about Harriot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_and_containment#The_English_in_the_New_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion_and_containment#The...
  • l33tbro 12y ago
    Cool. Will check out. I'm surprised he doesn't get more of the unsung hero fanfare usually reserved for people like Tesla.