Your Favourite Scientist

Kekerusey · February 17, 2011, 10:25:33 AM

And why?

Alive: probably Brian Cox (coz he's so damned enthusiastic), possibly Richard Dawkins (because he [expletive deleted]'s on creationists, the religious and all the other wingnuts).

Dead: probably Albert Einstein (because he was a genius and loads or people wrongly thinks he was religious), possibly Isaac Asimov (coz he's plain awesome)

Keke

DJ Makto · February 17, 2011, 10:56:28 AM

Edwin Schrödinger: A favorite of mine for his work on Schrödinger's Cat thought experiements. One of my cats is named after him.

Vawm tsamsiyu · February 17, 2011, 05:55:04 PM

Hmm too many good choices in real life but we included movies I'd say Tony stark (iron man) because he's a brilliant scientist and business man and creates amazing stuff by himself

Human No More · February 17, 2011, 11:50:41 PM

Alive: Richard Dawkins
Dead: Albert Einstein (yeah, I expect a lot of people to say that), or possibly Charles Darwin or Nikola Tesla

Eyawng te Klltepayu · February 18, 2011, 12:53:28 AM

James Clerk Maxwell doesn't get enough praise.

Kekerusey · February 19, 2011, 11:12:26 AM

Quote from: Human No More on February 17, 2011, 11:50:41 PMNikola Tesla

Honest question here because I don't know but isn't Tesla regarded as somewhat of a flake because of some of his claims about Sumerians or some such having rocketships? Or am I thinking of someone else?

EDIT: My bad ... I did a bit of surfing and it was a guy called Sitchin (a very late apology to Tesla)

Keke

Swoka Ikran · February 19, 2011, 11:21:01 AM

Quote from: Ikranari on February 19, 2011, 11:16:53 AM
I like Alber Ainstain (think I wrote that right)

Not quite...it's Albert Einstein.

He's one of my favorites as well.

Tswusayona Tsamsiyu · February 19, 2011, 12:51:28 PM

definitely Einstein!! He was the one to think about space-time and opened the way to modern science (plus he looks funny with his messed up hair).

I also consider Archimedes funny (and a little crazy) for running naked in the streets shouting "Eureka!"

Neyn'ite Te Tsahìk Txeptsyìp'ite · February 19, 2011, 01:13:08 PM

Albert Hoffman.
(inventor of LSD)

Eana Tanhì · February 19, 2011, 01:44:21 PM

Nikola Tesla (he's from Croatia btw

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Vawm tsamsiyu · February 20, 2011, 12:20:31 AM

Bill nye the science guy

Neyn'ite Te Tsahìk Txeptsyìp'ite · February 20, 2011, 12:57:28 AM

ma Vawm, SRANE! Bill Nye rocks

Yayo · February 20, 2011, 06:40:03 AM

Walter Lewin: He teaches in such a relateable way and his lectures look like so much fun!

'Oma Tirea · February 21, 2011, 12:50:09 AM

Why is Isaac Newton not on here yet?

Ku'rända · February 21, 2011, 08:32:34 AM

Quote from: Vawm tsamsiyu on February 20, 2011, 12:20:31 AM
Bill nye the science guy

Heee He doesn't even have a Ph.D.. He's got a BSc in Engineering

I'd say Beakman, but you'd all laugh ;_;

What about Mr. Wizard? :O

Kekerusey · February 21, 2011, 01:02:46 PM

Quote from: Sxkxawng alu 'Oma Tirea on February 21, 2011, 12:50:09 AMWhy is Isaac Newton not on here yet?

Perhaps because Newtonian physics have been superseded by relativistic? OK, I grant you that that's almost irrelevant at the usual (earthbound) physics levels but even at planetary distances Newtonian physics doesn't work any more.

Keke

Eyawng te Klltepayu · February 21, 2011, 05:13:03 PM

Quote from: Kekerusey on February 21, 2011, 01:02:46 PM
OK, I grant you that that's almost irrelevant at the usual (earthbound) physics levels but even at planetary distances Newtonian physics doesn't work any more.

Keke

It's an excellent approximation at the scale humans operate at. Voyager 2 was sent to Neptune using Newtonian physics.

Niwantaw · February 21, 2011, 06:27:19 PM

Otto Frederick Rohwedder.

He invented sliced bread.

Dreamlight · February 21, 2011, 09:54:01 PM

I'm surprised that there has been no mention yet of Carl Sagan.

On the other hand I'm in with the Einstein fans. Relativity FTW!

Nìwotxkrr Tìyawn · February 21, 2011, 10:15:05 PM

Does Thomas Crapper count? I don't know were I'd be without him.