Do you think Newton is a bit overrated?

[DrGreg]

I can't speak for others, but for myself, I would say that I tend to overrate Newton. I give him a 9.7 or 9.8 on most days,

Surely Newton deserves to be rated 9.80665?

 

[Chi Meson]

Surely Newton deserves to be rated 9.80665?

Well yeah, but then there's that time Newton said Led Zeppelin was just a rip off of Blue Cheer and MC5 that was pretty stupid lol[/sarcasm]

 

[qspeechc]

Edison had a factory full of inventors working for him and he put all their patents for their inventions under his name, so he gets the credit. Edison probably invented far fewer things than the number attributed to him.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Edison had a factory full of inventors working for him and he put all their patents for their inventions under his name, so he gets the credit. Edison probably invented far fewer things than the number attributed to him.

Edison invented the research laboratory.

 

[Hepth]

Edison invented the research laboratory.

Lol'd...

 

[Danger]

I can't say as I care for his figs, but otherwise he's okay.

Dammit, Flex! Between you and Lisa, I don't know why I even bother posting any more. You both keep beating me to the punchline.

 

[jackson6612]

What about Dirac? Michael Faraday?

 

[Danger]

What about Dirac? Michael Faraday?

Was Faraday stuck between Dirac and a hard place?

 

[humanino]

What about Dirac? Michael Faraday?

Seriously, making a list is futile. History is interesting, but why judge ? How do you compare Maxwell and Archimedes ? How would you rate those who disappeared too soon like Majorana ? How about those who devoted their time to teaching and never ceased to turn ever more students into first class physicists, like Wheeler ?

What is fascinating about physics is that it is a universal endeavor which we all write together, turning grains of sand into mountain ridges. Some are lucky enough that they roll a big rock to the right place, but that might be only be because many others cleared the way.

 

[Vanadium 50]

How would you rate those who disappeared too soon like Majorana

Literally, in his case.

 

[lisab]

Was Faraday stuck between Dirac and a hard place?

 

[Gokul43201]

And he says he's surprised to be nominated for the humor award!

 

[Mu naught]

The famous quote by Newton:

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"

was a dig at his enemy Robert Hooke. Hooke was known to be a very short man, what Newton was saying was he owned Hooke nothing.

 

[jackson6612]

The famous quote by Newton:

"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"

was a dig at his enemy Robert Hooke. Hooke was known to be a very short man, what Newton was saying was he owned Hooke nothing.

I believe you meant 'owed' instead?

Best wishes
Jack

 

[mathwonk]

not compared to me.

 

[Danger]

not compared to me.

 

[dkotschessaa]

This thread is overrated. :)