Of course I like
Einstein
Einstein
Who is your favorite scientist?
My favorite scientist is Archimedes. Although he is better known as a mathematician and engineer, he did make a lot of advances in the field of physics; he also studied astronomy.
Favourite scientist alive would be Roger Penrose (because of what I have learned from reading his books).
Favourite scientist in my lifetime would be Richard Feynman (for the same reason).
Favourite scientist in my lifetime would be Richard Feynman (for the same reason).
Leonardo DaVinci - the man was way ahead of his time. He invented parachutes before there were even planes to jump out of 
Leonardo DaVinci had great ideas, but Einstein was way ahead of his time too. I don't really have a favorite scientist, because I only know a few scientists. I am interested in sciences though, but not every science.
Darwin is my favorite.
TESLA!
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Awesome. ^_^;
I like Stephen Hawking because of his determination
bohr
For physics:
It's Newton.
He put the law of Gravitation.
The very "first" physician who ever grasped physics concepts.
For mathematics:
It's Euler:
well, for his contribution in geometry and algera which is a real treasure in mathematics.
It's Newton.
He put the law of Gravitation.
The very "first" physician who ever grasped physics concepts.
For mathematics:
It's Euler:
well, for his contribution in geometry and algera which is a real treasure in mathematics.
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| Leonardo DaVinci - the man was way ahead of his time. |
Leonardo DaVinci had far too much talent for one lifetime. Imagine what he could have achieved if he specialized? Indeed, if there were fields there in the first place... he pretty much invented paleontology to disprove the church's claim that fossilized sea creatures were found in mountain ranges because of the flood (Noah and Nelly and all that). As pointed out by Stephen Jay Gould though, that very much places him in his time rather than ahead of it. He was trying to prove an alternative theory of the time, that the earth was analogous to a living body. He wanted to prove that the sea creatures were washed up to the mountains by the earth's circulatory system, analogous to blood circulation in the body. The Mona Lisa is also an illustration of his belief in this theory. The flow of her hair corresponds to the waterfall in the background, etc.
I have to admire the likes of Galileo and Copernicus - they were seeking out the truth (or rather, the scientific version of the truth - what could be the case given the evidence) at the risk of being more than shown the instruments of the inquisition.
The right to do this enabled the enlightenment and the scientific method.
The question is, is this now in retreat - are we entering an endarkenment? Religious rights seem to be overtaken the right to speak or seek the truth...
B.
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| The question is, is this now in retreat - are we entering an endarkenment? Religious rights seem to be overtaken the right to speak or seek the truth... |
Religious voices are louder, not stronger. It's too late for them to reassert control of the world - their time is up, they're on the way out, and they know it (which is the real reason for this "revival").
If religion in one area tries to silence science, another area will take it up - with the promised benefits of science there's no way someone wouldn't want it under their wing. The balance of the world may change as the current leaders surrender to religious conservative pressure and new powers emerge to take scientific dominance (one likely scenario is that American technological dominance will be taken over by the Chinese), which may slow down the clock of progress a little bit, but not stop it or turn it back.
I have to agree. Europe, for example, is pretty secular now. The church does have some influence, but not nearly as much as it once had (or would like to have). The situation in the US appears (from a distance) to be slightly different - more religiosity - but I doubt whether this will take precedence over profit for too long and, as Indi says, there will always be others to take up scientific challenges and research if the US lags behind - stem-cell research being a notable example.
I like Nicola Tesla..
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“If Edison had a needle to find in a haystack, he would proceed at once with the diligence of the bee to examine straw after straw until he found the object of his search. I was a sorry witness of such doings, knowing that a little theory and calculation would have saved him ninety per cent of his labor.”~Nicola Tesla |
Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
Dr Abdus Salam
My favourite would have to be Albert Einstein. He's one of the greatest thinkers and brainiest of scientists.
Einstein rules, hail EINSTEIN.
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Whiskey tango foxtrot? O_o
AQ Khan
I would certainly not class him as a great scientists, and if, everfine99, he is your favourite scientist then I think you need to do a bit more reading on some of the truly great people in science
I would certainly not class him as a great scientists, and if, everfine99, he is your favourite scientist then I think you need to do a bit more reading on some of the truly great people in science
Einstein for sure if it is Physics and any other physical sciences.
If it comes to metaphysics, I would agree with Sri Adi Sankaracharya for his works on Advita Vedanta.
If it comes to metaphysics, I would agree with Sri Adi Sankaracharya for his works on Advita Vedanta.
Feynman is one for sure. Carl Sagan is another.
Laplace and James Clark Maxwell
Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev - 'The Father of the Periodic Table'
Though the Periodic Table had been established to some degree, this amazing scientist was the first to categorize them more appropriately in a manner that began to predict the properties of elements in each corresponding 'Family' or Group. It's an amazing feat that we all learn to utilize in High School through our Chemistry courses.
Though the Periodic Table had been established to some degree, this amazing scientist was the first to categorize them more appropriately in a manner that began to predict the properties of elements in each corresponding 'Family' or Group. It's an amazing feat that we all learn to utilize in High School through our Chemistry courses.
Would have to be Aristotle, Ibn al-Haytham, Freud, and Einstein. Except possibly for Aristotle, each scientist is responsible for a "paradigm shift."
Freud? Scientist? You think so?
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