Today, perhaps the word "genius" is over-used, but it does describe perfectly the men who are featured in this enthralling series. Sometimes their ideas and theories were so radical, they were considered dangerous or subversive by the rulers of the day. Galileo and Charles Darwin challenged the religious orthodoxy of the era, while Leonardo daVinci transformed the artistic interpretation of the human body.
Today, perhaps the word "genius" is over-used, but it does describe perfectly the men who are featured in this enthralling series. Sometimes their ideas and theories were so radical, they were considered dangerous or subversive by the rulers of the day. Galileo and Charles Darwin challenged the religious orthodoxy of the era, while Leonardo daVinci transformed the artistic interpretation of the human body.