TED Talks

Laura Snyder: The Philosophical Breakfast Club (2013x71)

Uitzenddatum: Apr 13, 2013

In 1812, four men at Cambridge University met for breakfast. What began as an impassioned meal grew into a new scientific revolution, in which these men -- who called themselves “natural philosophers” until they later coined “scientist” -- introduced four major principles into scientific inquiry. Historian and philosopher Laura Snyder tells their intriguing story.