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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
In resposne to this thread, I thought I'd ask you. Regardless of actual contribution, who is your favorite scientist? Do any of them move you as scientists (Just want to avoid the "she's hot" or "he's funny" diversions)
Newton. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Dreadnought Special user Athens, Georgia 836 Posts |
This is like a conversation with Sheldon on Big Bang Theory!
Although Shelton would not agree with these two answers: Sir Francis Galton Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
Peace
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Woland Special user 680 Posts |
Newton is my favorite alchemist, hands down. I think my favorite theoretical scientist is the Duc de Broglie. My favorite experimentalist would probably be Paul Ehrlich.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
B.F. Skinner
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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HerbLarry Special user Poof! 731 Posts |
Simon Bar Sinister
You know why don't act naive.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Sinister? There's a name out of left field! Get it?
Don't mind me, I don't think the anaesthesia has completely worn off yet.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
Gauss.
Brilliant. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Descartes and/or Bayes. Call it cardplayer bias.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Michael Baker Eternal Order Near a river in the Midwest 11172 Posts |
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On 2011-05-26 11:45, HerbLarry wrote: I would have to counter with Isotope Feeney.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
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On 2011-05-26 11:54, S2000magician wrote: Well, next time you come to Germany, come to Göttingen and walk in his footsteps. I'll even buy you a beer after the tour. I personally have to rely on popular accounts of what scientists think, so my "favorites" are those who I've read about in interesting books. I would suppose Einstein heads the list. I did have a significant number of pages on Newton in my doctoral dissertation, but that was only because of a single issue: chain of causality. But I had to rely (for the most part) on secondary sources. I'm poor at math. What I'm most fascinated by is quantum theory, but again, I only read about it through others. Others who can understand the math. |
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts |
"The secret of life is to look good from a distance."
-Charles Schulz |
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Dreadnought Special user Athens, Georgia 836 Posts |
I love Beaker, that pic is one of my facebook profiles
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts |
Newton.
But I thought Jeff or John were going to say Aristotle for sure.
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stoneunhinged Inner circle 3067 Posts |
Well, I wanted to say Aristotle. But I sorta thought that John meant "modern" scientist.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts |
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On 2011-05-26 13:24, stoneunhinged wrote: No. I seriously considered Archimedes as my favorite. Aristotle is a cool choice in my book. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
Galileo. For Earth.
Einstein. For The Universe. And the hair... Stephen Hawking. For the inspiration. Dr. Emmet Brown. For 1.21 gigawatts!
"Dreams aren't a matter of Chance but a matter of Choice." -DC-
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Professor Irwin Corey.
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Chance Inner circle 1385 Posts |
Thomas Edison and George Washington Carver
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Joey Stalin Inner circle Canada 1072 Posts |
Norman Borlaug
-A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.
-It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. -The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything. See you space cowboy... |
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irossall Special user Snohomish, Washington 529 Posts |
The above choices are all great.
If I had a favorite Scientist, it would be Steven Hawking. I have to add a non-scientist to this list. Ed Herbert aka: Mr. Wizard. I compare Mr. Wizard to Mark Wilson. They both brought their world to the young minds of Children, demonstrating the awe and wonder of our World. How many of those young viewer's were encouraged to take up Science as a vocation? How many young viewer's were inspired to go into Magic because of Mark Wilson? Iven
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