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| 214 "Jonas Salk" "Jonas Edward Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) was an American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of the first effective polio vaccine. While being interviewed by Edward R. Murrow on "See It Now" in 1955, Salk was asked Who owns the patent on this vaccine" Surprised by the question's assumption of there- quirement of a profit-motive for his creation, he responded "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun" -- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 214) 215 "Richard Trevithick..." " Richard Trevithick (born April 13, 1771 in Cornwall - died April 22, 1833 in Kent) was an English inventor, mining engineer and builder of the first working railway steam locomotive- Reference Wikipedia.org back to 215) 216 "... Renaissance" The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth Italian Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere "be born) was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th through the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of western Europe. It encompassed a revival of learning based on classical sources, the development of linear perspective in painting, and educational reform. The Renaissance saw developments inmost intellectual pursuits, but is perhaps best known for its artistic aspect and the contributions of such polymaths as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, who have inspired the term "Renaissance men. However, it was not until the nineteenth century that the French word Renaissance achieved popularity in describing the cultural movement that began in the late 13th century" (1200 AD - 1300 AD. The term was first used retrospectively by the Italian artist and critic Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) in his book The Lives of the Artists (published 1550). In the book Vasari was attempting to define what he described as a break with the barbarities of gothic art the arts had fallen into decay with the collapse of the Roman Empire and only the Tuscan artists, beginning with Cimabue (1240-1301) and Giotto 288 |