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“It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved.” —Galileo Galilei

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“Freedom of Speech Is Freedom to Think” by Craig Biddle: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2017/09/freedom-of-speech-is-freedom-to-think/

“Induction and Experimental Method” by David Harriman: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2007/02/induction-experimental-method/

Michelangelo devoted every fiber of his being to the arts, becoming not only one of history’s greatest sculptors, but also one its most notable painters and architects.

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The Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari: https://amzn.to/2MYuWTT

An Interview with Sculptor Sandra J. Shaw: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2011/08/sandra-j-shaw/

Leonardo da Vinci was not only one of history’s most innovative painters, he was proficient in practically every area of intellectual and cultural achievement, including mathematics, geometry, physics, engineering, anatomy, botany, geology, geography, cartography, music, sculpture, and architecture.

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Leonardo Da Vinci by Walter Isaacson: https://amzn.to/3rqX94s

Reviewed by Joseph Kellard: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2019/05/leonardo-da-vinci-by-walter-isaacson/

Leonardo: The Complete Paintings and Drawings: https://amzn.to/3rpInL3

“Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it.” —Thomas Sowell

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The Thomas Sowell Reader: https://amzn.to/3c2cT9j

Ethnic America: A History by Thomas Sowell: https://amzn.to/3sNtvrj

Uncle Tom: https://amzn.to/3aaBKWf

Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell: https://amzn.to/3c1vfau

“We had vision. We saw the vast possibilities of the oil industry, stood at the center of it, and brought our knowledge and imagination and business experience to bear in a dozen, in twenty, in thirty directions.” —John D. Rockefeller

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“Vindicating Capitalism: The Real History of the Standard Oil Company” by Alex Epstein: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2008/05/standard-oil-company/

The Capitalist Manifesto by Andrew Bernstein: https://amzn.to/3qzbKKL

Cecilia Payne broke open the male-dominated field of astronomy, inspiring young women to pursue scientific careers. Vivien Thomas pioneered life-saving surgical techniques, despite racial prejudices that unjustly deprived him of financial rewards and due praise.

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: An Autobiography and Other Recollections: https://amzn.to/3q0gdpe

Partners of the Heart: Vivien Thomas and His Work with Alfred Blalock: An Autobiography: https://amzn.to/3hUIv1u

Something the Lord Made: https://amzn.to/2XkFluB

Francis Bacon was one of the first truly modern thinkers insofar as he systematically outlined key aspects of scientific methodology and shunned slavish idolatry of the past.

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Francis Bacon: The Major Works, edited by Brian Vickers: https://amzn.to/2Jpr1O4

New Atlantis and The Great Instauration by Francis Bacon: https://amzn.to/2WOTzDF

“The Role of Religion in the Scientific Revolution” by Frederick Seiler: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2012/08/religion-in-scientific-revolution/

Some 130+ years after his debut, Sherlock Holmes remains a literary symbol of man’s reasoning mind. 

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Complete Sherlock Holmes Collection by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: https://amzn.to/386pHI8

“Happy Birthday, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!” by Jon Hersey: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2018/05/happy-birthday-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/

For centuries, they said it couldn’t be done. Then, two bicycle entrepreneurs did it.

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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough: https://amzn.to/2LKMulw

The Wright Brothers, by David McCullough, reviewed by Daniel Wahl: https://theobjectivestandard.com/2015/09/the-wright-brothers-by-david-mccullough/

Chuck Yeager, who passed on December 7, 2020, was the first ever pilot to break the sound barrier. Annoyed at comments that he had in-born talent, he said, “I worked my tail off learning to learn how to fly, and worked hard at it all the way.”

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The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe: https://amzn.to/376rSwg

Yeager: An Autobiography by Chuck Yeager and Lee Janos: https://amzn.to/3qPdWP9

Press On!: Further Adventures in the Good Life by Chuck Yeager and Charles Leerhsen: https://amzn.to/3mcHQJo

Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It by Dan Hampton: https://amzn.to/2KfbVe6

The Right Stuff, directed by Philip Kaufman: https://amzn.to/2Kivthz