Your favorite scientist.

[Classik]

Who is your favorite scientist? I know it's gonna be a tough one to answer. Most of us would like to choose more than one.

Please choose only one. If your scientist has been mentioned just choose another one, your second choice (but mention the scientist you could have chosen first).

Also, mention his/her work.

 

[Classik]

John Dalton (1766-1844) was an English scientist, one of the founders of modern chemistry — through his quantitative formulation of an atomic theory.

 

[Classik]

You may include pictures if you want to.

 

[God's_gift]

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

a great scientists of the 19th century whos work on electricity and magnetism not only revolutionized physics, but led to much of our lifestyles today, which depends on them (including computers and telephone lines and, so, web sites). I have read somewhere that he's a christian too...sorry have no picture of him :-( but i am sure he looks good hehe

 

[Classik]

(To get images, use google search. Type the name of whatever you need and select Image mode.

Faraday should be our favorite scientist. I chose Dalton because I love chemistry

Even Newton is superb!

 

[tim-from-pa]

My favorite scientist is also a renowned theologian I respect: Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727). When Newton talks theology, I listen. After all, anyone who invents calculus to solve their problems can't be all bad!

Runner ups are Albert Einstein (1879-1955), and IMO another scientist just as genius as Einstein, Nikola Tesla (1856-1943). Tesla was very weird and out-of-this world with ideas even more advanced than we have today and is yet to be done. But he's responsible for everything AC we have with our electrical power today.

Here's their pictures in the order I mentioned:

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[Classik]

Great people indeed. One question: why don't we have these kind of people today?unno

 

[Sparkey]

Issac Asimov. What is that thing floating behind and to the lower right? It looks like grilled meat, doesn't it?

 

[Classik]

That's probably an alien egg

 

[Former Christian]

Sparrowhawke

Planet Jupiter no doubt. Asimov was a trained Biochemist. He wrote several volumes explaining science in a way the common person could understand. But he is today known primarily for his Science Fiction, rather than as a scientist. And the picture you offer reflects that.


Classik

There are probably first rate real scientists in the world today somewhere. But it's too soon to tell who or where they are. Stephen Hawking is a theoretical scientist. Everyone knows who he is. Technology is foremost today, rather than scientific discovery, because they are backed with the people with the money. There hasn't been much real scientific innovative discovery for a century. Only variations on a theme.

FC

 

[Classik]

There are, FC. I miss the earthquaking ones.

 

[tim-from-pa]

Great people indeed. One question: why don't we have these kind of people today?unno

Maybe we do, but don't appreciate them until after they are dead.

Notice the last two scientists I mentioned died just before I was born, not centuries ago like Isaac Newton.

Then there's the conspiracy theory end that the same processed foods that they push not only make us sicker, but dumber as well. I read on one such article how they dummy down some university stuff today so people can pass. And when I went back to college for a short span after lay-off, I was amazed at how I was breezing thru everything so much so I got discouraged and found another job anyway.

Notice that Newton lived as long as our "pre-processed food" scientists did in the 20th century, thus blowing the theory that "people live longer now". The only thing we advanced on is disease prevention so not as many babies die thus making the average age seem longer. But those who lived past such maladies lived just as long as they do today, yes without the BP pills, the cholesterol pills, and other such do-nothing meds. People still died of a heart attack sooner because they could not open the clogged arteries back then, but it was far and fewer people. Today almost everyone has such inflammation and disease. So, instead of having a few fatal cases, you now have scores and scores of "managed" cases where people just exist with the condition. And this affects the intellect as well. Alzheimer's for example, has the same mechanism behind it as hardening of the arteries. It's the brain counterpart to heart disease.

 

[Sparkey]

Sparrowhawke

Planet Jupiter no doubt. Asimov was a trained Biochemist. He wrote several volumes explaining science in a way the common person could understand. But he is today known primarily for his Science Fiction, rather than as a scientist. And the picture you offer reflects that.

FC

Well, there we have it. Jupiter is flat (and made of meat)!

 

[Classik]

Maybe we do, but don't appreciate them until after they are dead.

It's quite painful that they died without being fully recognised. Even some die today without full recognition.

It took quite a long time to prove most discoveries. Most chemists didn't enjoy their labor. They died, after several decades their stuff were proven to be true

It has changed today. We have many educated people. Just tell the world that A B = C and you will see the whole world gather immediately to prove the validity of C wrt A and B. It wasn't like this in those days of chlorine and zinc discoveries...and that was when I was a kid;)

 

[Classik]

Some made some discoveries today, take for instance, and their work attracts little or no attention. Mr. Biscuit carries out the same process to know if the discoveries are true and valid. Mr. groundnut emerges and tells you the research is a piece of tripe. It is abandoned. After 20 years Mr. Chicken carries out the same experiment and gets a similar result. His friend from the land of Antelops agrees with him.

After a full century this guys work is proven right. Where is the guy? He died 80 years ago. You are now the ones enjoying his labor.

Everything has changed today. Just tell Germany that Japan is of a different stature than Americans and you will see France and the rest of the world give you the result the following day, following the procedures.

 

[jasoncran]

Michael Faraday (1791-1867)

a great scientists of the 19th century whos work on electricity and magnetism not only revolutionized physics, but led to much of our lifestyles today, which depends on them (including computers and telephone lines and, so, web sites). I have read somewhere that he's a christian too...sorry have no picture of him :-( but i am sure he looks good hehe

farradays law of capatacanance. without his idea we wouldnt be able to have the points and condesor ingintion and also a host of things on a car.

 

[tim-from-pa]

I just remembered I have a book on Nikola Tesla showing a picture of him with Albert Einstein. Here's the famous scientists Tesla, Einstein & Steinmetz (the Dwarf guy) together. It's a rare picture. (I'm not sure who the faded half guy in the back right is).

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[Classik]

It doesn't matter how Steinmetz looks. He was a hero.

 

[Classik]

(I'm not sure who the faded half guy in the back right is).

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The faded guy? He is Usenko by name. He worked on faded radio signals, and his research was called Fed. His full name is Fed Usenko or simply Fedusenko, 'Fed' simply is a prefix that indicates faded research on radio stuff.,

;)

 

[God's_gift]

The faded guy? He is Usenko by name. He worked on faded radio signals, and his research was called Fed. His full name is Fed Usenko or simply Fedusenko, 'Fed' simply is a prefix that indicates faded research on radio stuff.,

;)

really , what a coinsedence, have seen one Fedusenko username here...