This chapter explores the invention of the telescope by Galileo and its impact on changing our perception of the universe, as well as its military and economic uses.
Brian Keating is a cosmologist, professor of physics at UC San Diego, host of the podcast "Into the Impossible with Brian Keating," and author of several books, including "Losing the Nobel Prize" and "Into the Impossible: Think Like a Nobel Prize Winner." https://briankeating.com/