Cornelius Drebbel and Robert Boyle both made important discoveries about the nature of matter during the Renaissance. What made
Boyle a famous scientist while few people know of Drebbel's work? Boyle, who had a college education, was more believable than Drebbel who had never gone to college
The saying, “it’s not what you know but who you know” applies to Drebbel's life--he didn't know anyone who could make him famous.
Drebbel was under the allegiance of a king thereby he was unable to publish his work
Drebbel, an alchemist, did not keep good records while Boyle, a scientist, carefully recorded his discoveries for others to reproduce.
The reason why these laws existed against unionizing was because they believed unions would "be bad for the economy". They thought this because unions could intimidate employers and make output productivity suffer.<span> </span>