Summary:
In this chapter, Keane starts off by saying only people with money could really do all the experiments that were to be done because being a scientist turned out to be a costly job. Keane talks about a man named Goethe, one of the most famous men in German history. Goethe had very little knowledge of the sciences, but still made very bold claims. For example his claim of the double replacement reaction. Goethe did help Johann Dobereiner jump start his career.
Lowell is mentioned in this chapter and Keane says that all of his best work came from his madness episodes. Lowell had many strange episodes that had him doing very religious things. Eventually lithium came along and became one of the first mood stabilizers.
Reflection:
This chapter showed me the scientist come from all different backgrounds. And that not all of them are completely sane, but still produce decent work. Thanks to some of the madness a mood stabilizer was invented. (:
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