Sir Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathmatica" is still considered one of the world's most amazing scientific works. Newton's Law of Motion still hold up all these years later. The man came up with the concept of gravity, he invented calculus, and he re-invented the telescope, taking it from a clumsy, lens-powered tool to a precise, mirror-powered instrument that's still used in today's super-telescopes. He was an accomplished mathematician, scientist, alchemist, and theologian. Who can contend with Newton?
Answers from the ancients to contemporary greats are all acceptable. I am not looking for supposed divinities here, but rather mortal men and women who have made similarly impressive historical contributions. A case can be made for many others... I'd love to see who you think contends, and why!
2006-06-24
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