Inspiration
In the introduction of On Giants' Shoulders Bragg writes that the world of science was one of mystery and that could not be entered nor understood by 'non-scientists' like himself. Thus he wrote this book, along with scientists, to open a door for other 'non-scientists' to view the world of science as it has been for the last two thousand five hundred years or so. By doing so, also explaining the works of the greatest scientists in vernacular understandable by 'non-scientists' and making the world of science less exclusive and mysterious.
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