The scientist in a moral conflict between the claim to truth and authority, rebellion and conformity. "I tell you: Those who do not know the truth are merely fools. But those who know it and call it a lie are criminals!" This edition of Life of Galileo is part of the Suhrkamp Letterpress series, created in collaboration with the typographer Erik Spiekermann and Süpergrüp, a group of seven outstanding German designers - alongside Erik Spiekermann, Mirko Borsche, Johannes Erler, Lars Harmsen, Sarah Illenberger, Eike König, and Mario Lombardo - featuring seven remarkable works of the 20th century, all published by Suhrkamp Verlag, redesigned, typeset, and printed using digital plates in letterpress on an original Heidelberg cylinder. The exclusive numbered edition is limited to 1,000 copies and comes with L.