Renaissance in retrospectThe last Renaissance, originated from Italy in the 14th century, has profoundly changed the world in just about every way one could think of. There was an explosion of intellectual breakthroughs spanning across a vast array of disciplines - painting, architecture, sculpture, literature, music, philosophy, science, technology, and exploration. Many of the major developments include Michelangelo’s David, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the i...