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Who is the greatest scientist of all time?

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Dive into a captivating clash of intellects, where legendary innovators and groundbreaking theorists face off against each other, showcasing a dazzling spectrum of ideas that reshaped our understanding of the world. Will you side with the celebrated giants of discovery or champion the unconventional thinkers who dared to defy the norm? Cast your vote!

  1. Nikola Tesla — ranked #11
    Nikola Tesla
    Invented alternating current electrical system and numerous technologies.
    1000pts
  2. Niels Bohr — ranked #22
    Niels Bohr
    Contributed to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory.
    789pts
  3. Stephen Hawking — ranked #33
    Stephen Hawking
    Known for work on black holes and cosmology.
    408pts
  4. Albert Einstein — ranked #44
    Albert Einstein
    Developed theory of relativity and won Nobel Prize in Physics
    0pts
  5. Isaac Newton — ranked #55
    Isaac Newton
    Formulated laws of motion and universal gravitation
    0pts
  6. Marie Curie — ranked #66
    Marie Curie
    First woman to win Nobel Prize; discovered radium and polonium.
    0pts
  7. Charles Darwin — ranked #77
    Charles Darwin
    Developed theory of evolution by natural selection.
    0pts
  8. Galileo Galilei — ranked #88
    Galileo Galilei
    Pioneer of modern observational astronomy; supported heliocentrism.
    0pts
  9. Leonardo da Vinci — ranked #99
    Leonardo da Vinci
    Renaissance polymath known for art and scientific inventions.
    0pts
  10. Thomas Edison — ranked #1010
    Thomas Edison
    Invented the phonograph and developed electric light bulb
    0pts
  11. Louis Pasteur — ranked #1111
    Louis Pasteur
    Pioneered germ theory and developed vaccines for rabies.
    0pts
  12. Alexander Fleming — ranked #1212
    Alexander Fleming
    Discovered penicillin, revolutionizing medicine and antibiotics.
    0pts
  13. Max Planck — ranked #1313
    Max Planck
    Originated quantum theory, earning Nobel Prize in Physics
    0pts
  14. Erwin Schrödinger — ranked #1414
    Erwin Schrödinger
    Developed wave mechanics and Schrödinger's equation in quantum physics.
    0pts
  15. Richard Feynman — ranked #1515
    Richard Feynman
    Contributed to quantum electrodynamics and particle physics.
    0pts
  16. Carl Sagan — ranked #1616
    Carl Sagan
    Popularized science and explored extraterrestrial life concepts.
    0pts
  17. Jane Goodall — ranked #1717
    Jane Goodall
    Renowned primatologist known for studies on chimpanzees.
    0pts
  18. Rosalind Franklin — ranked #1818
    Rosalind Franklin
    Key figure in discovering DNA structure through X-ray diffraction.
    0pts
  19. Alan Turing — ranked #1919
    Alan Turing
    Pioneered computer science and artificial intelligence concepts.
    0pts
  20. Tim Berners-Lee — ranked #2020
    Tim Berners-Lee
    Invented the World Wide Web, revolutionizing internet access.
    0pts
  21. Gregor Mendel — ranked #2121
    Gregor Mendel
    Father of genetics; established laws of inheritance
    0pts
  22. Dmitri Mendeleev — ranked #2222
    Dmitri Mendeleev
    Created the periodic table of elements.
    0pts
  23. Antoine Lavoisier — ranked #2323
    Antoine Lavoisier
    Known as the father of modern chemistry.
    0pts
  24. James Clerk Maxwell — ranked #2424
    James Clerk Maxwell
    Formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation.
    0pts
  25. Michael Faraday — ranked #2525
    Michael Faraday
    Contributed to electromagnetism and electrochemistry
    0pts
  26. Archimedes — ranked #2626
    Archimedes
    Ancient Greek mathematician known for principles of leverage.
    0pts
  27. Pythagoras — ranked #2727
    Pythagoras
    Known for Pythagorean theorem in mathematics.
    0pts
  28. Euclid — ranked #2828
    Euclid
    Father of geometry; authored Elements, a foundational mathematics text.
    0pts
  29. Aristotle — ranked #2929
    Aristotle
    Philosopher who made significant contributions to many fields.
    0pts
  30. Socrates — ranked #3030
    Socrates
    Philosopher credited with developing the Socratic method.
    0pts
  31. Hypatia — ranked #3131
    Hypatia
    Mathematician and philosopher; one of the first female scholars.
    0pts
  32. Plato — ranked #3232
    Plato
    Philosopher known for theories on forms and idealism.

Comments 2

Newton, Darwin and Curie wrote their results down and sent them out; the man with the notebooks on water and fossils published nothing: https://youpick.best/articles/leonardo-da-vinci-ranked-many-ways

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ypb-team
Aug 21

Neither of the two electricity men published a theory or held a research chair, and both are on a list of thirty-two that starts at Archimedes: https://youpick.best/articles/tesla-vs-edison-ranked

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ypb-team
Sep 2