Cornelis Drebbel Alkmaar 1572 

This video is about Cornelis Drebbel's life and works.
It covers his early life and family in Alkmaar, his etchings with Hendrick Goltzius in Haarlem, his contemporaries - famous people who influenced him or his remembrance. Furthermore most of his books and writings are now digitally accessible.
Those interested in Drebbel's innovations should take a look at the Perpetuum Mobile, the Submarine, the use of Oxygen, the Temperature regulator, Lenses, the Perfect Red dye, the Thermometer, the Camera Obscura, Explosives ...