Cornelis Drebbel was ...
Alkmaar oktober 1572 - London 7 november 1633
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Cornelis Drebbel was ...
a guy from Alkmaar (1572-1603)
in England with king James (1603-1610)
admired for his perpetuum mobile
temporarily in Prague with emperor Rudolf (1610-1613)
then back in England  (1613-1633)
a contemporary of Decartes, de Spinoza, Coornhert
the designer of  a thermometer and controllable ovens
builder of the first submarine
author of a number of treatises (reprinted several times)
a perfect interpreter of Francis Bacon's ideas
highly appreciated by the Rosecrucians