Galileo

While there are a lot of bad histories of Galileo out there, which love to focus on the (overhyped, in my opinion) run-in with the Catholic Church, I found this one to be excellent. What strikes me is how much it resonates with the things I thought when I first read Siderius Nuncius myself.

By the way, the music in the background is by Galileo's father! Yes, his dad was a composer (and lutist, and luthier).

Here is some more of his father's music:

And here is the Wikipedia page on his father, Vincenzo Galilei

Ignite Phoenix #4 - The Astrolabe: The First Computer (or Hello World! on the Astrolabe)

You can find the video of the presentation here: