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romad
Member # 36425
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 posted August 16, 2013 11:58
Sir Isaac Newton, of course! He was the first to use an Apple for his research.
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TheMoMan
Member # 1659
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posted August 16, 2013 13:52
Too many to reply, is there a course in science history? Who to include who to leave out.
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littlefish
Member # 966
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posted August 16, 2013 20:27
Gerhard Ertl. His PEEM videos are beautiful. His Noble lecture is here: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2007/ertl_lecture.pdf
I saw him talk once. He does good science.
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The Famous Druid
Member # 1769
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posted August 16, 2013 21:26
Newton was ok, but some of his work was quite derivative.
Einstein was relatively interesting.
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HalfVast
Member # 3187
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posted August 17, 2013 00:55
I'm partial to Copernicus. Nobody could say that guy was self-centered.
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Snaggy
Member # 123
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posted August 17, 2013 01:32
Let' s not forget Marie Curie, who I hear was quite radiant.
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The Famous Druid
Member # 1769
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posted August 17, 2013 05:25
Lord Kelvin's work was pretty cool.
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Papa
Member # 172
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posted August 17, 2013 06:26
Erwin Schrödinger of course, or maybe not, as the case may be.
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ladymadame
Member # 50384
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posted September 09, 2013 20:27
I find Tesla's work to be electrifyingly hair-raising.
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GMx
Member # 1523
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posted September 09, 2013 23:02
I would also say Tesla. Very underrated.
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dragonman97
Member # 780
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posted September 09, 2013 23:31
/me looked up the orig JoT/JoyPoll out of forgetfulness:
http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1888.html
While I gravitate towards the too many to choose from realm, Turing is on my shortlist.
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The Famous Druid
Member # 1769
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posted September 10, 2013 01:34
Charles Darwin had some very origin-al ideas.
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Ashitaka
Member # 4924
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posted September 10, 2013 17:14
It is a Pauling that two time nobel laurate linus is not listed here.
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The Famous Druid
Member # 1769
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posted September 10, 2013 18:24
This guy was Lamarckably close to the truth, but got some key details wrong.
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phritzg
Member # 50385
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posted September 22, 2013 19:32
I'll pick one of the originals, Archimedes.
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Mr. Geek 2U
Member # 28663
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posted September 29, 2013 22:24
Today my favorite scientist is Werner Heisenberg, the developer of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
Breaking Bad & The Uncertainty Principle
Have a Great Day!
Mr. Geek 2u!
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TheMoMan
Member # 1659
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posted September 30, 2013 08:24
Now were did I put the box containing
Schrodingers Cat
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GrumpySteen
Member # 170
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posted September 30, 2013 14:40
quote:
Originally posted by TheMoMan:
Now were did I put the box containing
Schrodingers Cat
It may or may not be in the closet. You'll have to look in order to find out.
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Serenak
Member # 2950
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posted October 05, 2013 21:04
I would have always been in favour of Heisenberg.... but now I have become a little uncertain about it
Newton has a certain "gravitas" but then again Einstein has relative merits...
I circled around Copernicus for a bit but then thought Tesla had some "electricity" to him.
Ockham was sharp, but Schrödinger keeps waving at me from the side lines...
Hawking of course is the "Einstein" of our day... but I can't think of a gag that works for him...
I guess it is just so hard to choose - every really great scientist admits to standing on the shoulders of those who came before
Perhaps I should put forward Priestley - who as it happens spent some time in my home town, though perhaps his religious and political views may have made him more of the "renaissance man" than "great scientist"
Go science geeks go...
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Rhonwyyn
Member # 2854
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posted October 20, 2013 00:07
Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler
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The Famous Druid
Member # 1769
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posted October 20, 2013 02:25
quote:
Originally posted by Rhonwyyn:
Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler
A.K.A. Mayim Bialik, who really has a PhD in Neuroscience.
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