Galileo Author:Bertolt Brecht, Eric Bentley (Editor), Charles Laughton (English Version) Considered by many to be one of Brecht?s masterpieces, ?Galileo? explores the question of a scientist?s social and ethical responsibility, as the brilliant Galileo must choose between his life and his life?s work when confronted with the demands of the Inquisition. Through the dramatic characterization of the famous physicist, Brecht examines th... more »e issues of scientific morality and the difficult relationship between the intellectual authority.« less