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Who is the best scientist ever

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#1 dlambert

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Posted 11 January 2010 - 09:11 AM

Hi. I don't know nearly as many important scientist as I probably should- so this is a mini history lesson- who are some big names in science? They can be big names or not so common, I'm sure someone is going to argue that they are the best scientist

So to start I guess.
The guy I probably talk most about is Charles Darwin. I think his theories are very accurate, and that because his theory has applied to other fields like economics and politics, that he is a pretty influencial guy.

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 03:28 AM

hi dlambert

you might like this webpage, has got 6 self-testing scientists

http://www.cracked.com/article_16301_the-6...me-science.html

enjoy!

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 08:31 AM

toejam, on Jan 12 2010, 03:28 AM, said:

hi dlambert

you might like this webpage, has got 6 self-testing scientists

http://www.cracked.com/article_16301_the-6...me-science.html

enjoy!

omg these people are sick! I just read about Dr. Stapp- haha awesome! thanks toejam

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#4 Curtis

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Posted 12 January 2010 - 04:22 PM

Sir Isaac Newton,....everybody knows

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 10:53 AM

Curtis, on Jan 12 2010, 04:22 PM, said:

Sir Isaac Newton,....everybody knows

apparently he stuck himself in the eye with a needle just because he was interested in seeing what would happen.

oh, comic for this guy =]

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 11:18 AM

hey curtis! long time no see. i believe you had posted something similar a while ago, right?
btw, haven't got to use the qpcr machine yet..... :rolleyes:

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#7 hobglobin

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 11:28 AM

For me one is Alexander von Humboldt

One must presume that long and short arguments contribute to the same end. - Epicurus
...except casandra's that belong to the funniest, most interesting and imaginative (or over-imaginative?) ones, I suppose.

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#8 casandra

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 11:33 AM

How about Barbara McClintock?

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#9 hobglobin

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 11:37 AM

Not to forget E. O. Wilson
antsantsants

One must presume that long and short arguments contribute to the same end. - Epicurus
...except casandra's that belong to the funniest, most interesting and imaginative (or over-imaginative?) ones, I suppose.

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Posted 13 January 2010 - 01:18 PM

and Dame Jane Goodall
chimps, conservation and a bit of controversy....

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Posted 14 January 2010 - 02:44 PM

casandra, on Jan 13 2010, 04:18 PM, said:

and Dame Jane Goodall
chimps, conservation and a bit of controversy....

If it's controversy you're after, then look no further than http://en.wikipedia....James_D._Watson

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#12 Maddie

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Posted 14 January 2010 - 04:08 PM

Leonardo da Vinci..definitively a very smart guy.

Theory is when we know everything and nothing is working. Practice is when everything is working and nobody knows why. Here, we combine theory and practice. Nothing is working and nobody knows why.

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#13 bob1

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Posted 14 January 2010 - 04:21 PM

Mendel because he followed the scientific method perfectly. A great example of a good scientist.

Other favourites, in no particular order:
Alfred Wallace (No-one remembers him, but his paper was presented at the same time as Darwin's)
Pasteur
Einstein (he was a cool guy)
Niels Bohr
Pauli
Feynman (not least for his sharp wit)
Planck
Rutherford
Davey
Brahe (grumpy grumpy man)
Hooke
Tesla
Cavendish (totally crazy)
Rosalind Franklin (the peson who's data missed out on a Nobel, when watson, crick and wilkins got one)
The Curies
Edward Drinker Cope ('cause he was just awesome)