Who was the greatest scientist or inventor that ever lived ?

[vrus]

The title says it !!!

 

What is your opinion ?

[Douglas]

The title says it !!!

 

What is your opinion ?

That would be the Italian doctor Gabriel Falloppio, he invented the condom and discovered the clitoris in 1564.....2nd, would be Mr Thomas Crapper who invented the modern day toilet.

[chatlack]

Many will say Tesla..

[H2SO4]

Mary curie, dmitri mendeleev, and maybe roentgen.

[-Demosthenes-]

I thought Einstein would be popular, he was billiant. Benjamin Franklin was great because of his science combined with fame as a hero of liberty. Socrates was pretty cool. Darwin contributed a lot to modern bio. Galileo Newton, oh and Tesla should be in the running.

[Douglas]

LEONARDO DA VINCI, though known for his work in the Sistine Chapel, was also known as a great inventor. Thomas Edison was no slouch either, perhaps throw in Shockley for his work on the transistor.

[Insane]

Tesla, the Curies, Rutherford, Einstein and so many more. There is no 'Greatest Scientist'

[[Tycho?]]

Scientists: Einstien, Maxwell, Newton, Galileo

 

Plenty more of course, especially ancient greek philosphers (who wern't really scientists), and tons of important inventors.

 

edit: Forgot Darwin

[Auburngirl05]

It's hard to say, because most scientist/inventors have built upon foundations discovered by their precursors, even if it is just to test and debunk faulty theories.

[vrus]

In my opinion it was Edison. First Light bulb, First power plant, 1250+ patents RECORDED. Add to that the favours he used to do to people with practical problems that he didn't bother to register as patents. There are many who have gone silently and are hardly known of. I mean Wernher von Braun and an Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan- the man who knew infinity and Gustav Weisskopf, now believed to the be the first person to make a manned flight.

[Pangloss]

LEONARDO DA VINCI, though known for his work in the Sistine Chapel, was also known as a great inventor.

 

 

Da Vinci has art in the Sistine Chapel? I didn't know that. I thought that was all done before his time.

[uncool]

I would say whatever guy discovered fire, and discovered how to get it repeatedly. I mean, that's what really sparked the advance of the human race...either that or the wheel.

-Uncool-

[BenSon]

Alll the good ones had been said so i'll just say Tycho Brahe because hes interesting. And most astronomers aren't

 

~Scott

[Flareon]

Da Vinci has art in the Sistine Chapel? I didn't know that. I thought that was all done before his time.

 

He didn't. Michaelangelo was the painter. He was a pretty interesting fellow, I like him better than Da Vinci.

[vrus]

What about Gauss ?

[Douglas]

Da Vinci has art in the Sistine Chapel? I didn't know that. I thought that was all done before his time.

Yes, my mistake, thanks for pointing it out.

[atinymonkey]

Da Vinci has art in the Sistine Chapel? I didn't know that. I thought that was all done before his time.

 

After. Da Vinci was 23 years older than Michelangelo.

[vrus]

I don't find them that amazing, Da vinci and Michelangelo.

[5614]

Einstien, Maxwell, Newton, Tesla... but as people have said, you can't really label one "the greatest".

[Tetrahedrite]

The Bragg father and son duo, discovery of x-ray diffraction and its ability to define structures has been incredibly important to all of the basic fields of science, chemistry, biology, geology, physics and many more.

[Crash]

Max Planck, Eriwn Schrodinger and Hendrik Lorentz are y faviourtes

[Auk]

I don't find them that amazing, Da vinci and Michelangelo.

 

Davinci was a genius in many domains. He wasn't only an artist. His sketches on military, flight, anatomy and much more reveal his intelligence. As for Michelangelo I don't know him that well. Edison is definitely my favorite and I enjoy Hawking's books.

Edit: Oops, how could I forget the ingenious Wright brothers.

[psi20]

The person who invented a lever must've been pretty smart.

[DrTom]

I'm not exactly a feminist, but I'm intrigued by the (usually uncredited) role women have made. For more, check out Mileva Cleric and Rosalind Franklin, and I bet there are more.

[YT2095]

I vote for the transistor and those that made it viable.

 

interestingly enough on Radio 4 there has been a similar poll over the last few weeks, and the greatest invention was the Bicycle! I think the Internet came in 2`nd or there abouts.

 

theres nowt so strange as folk!