In medieval times, monks were the masters of invention, seeing scientific and philosophical investigation as a way to get closer to God - despite the threat of being labelled a heretic. In today’s Gone Medieval podcast, Matt Lewis joins Dallas Campbell - host of our sister podcast Patented - to explain how monks navigated this balance and to tell the story of Roger Bacon, a friar credited with designing the magnifying glass and who also predicted cars, powered ships and manned flight.
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