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 19:30:16 · 11 answers · asked by JStrat 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
"Laws of Motion", that should read. ;)
2006-06-24 19:30:44 · update #1
I think Galileo is the only one who can match Newton in breadth and depth of knowledge. Archimedes and Euclid were forced to use an undeveloped framework, Descartes was overly concerned about philosophy, Gauss, Euler and Hawking are too theoretical, Da Vinci not theoretical enough, Einstein's and Curie's fields of study were rather narrow...I think that covers all possible candidates...
2006-06-25 14:25:18 · answer #1 · answered by Michaelsgdec 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it is an impossible inquiry. One. permit's see Albert Einstein gain what Newton did, had Einstein been born interior the same time. And 2. permit's see what Isaac Newton might accomplish have been knowledgeable in in the present day's wisdom of physics. AND, by way of fact of neither of them can do the two, i might say that Newton grew to become into smarter. As no longer purely grew to become into he a physicist, yet additionally an Alchemist. engaged on the thank you to transform matter. besides as particularly the logician. He had dissimilar theories on non-physics appropriate issues. Like faith, and others.
2016-12-09 01:16:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steven Hawking.
2006-06-24 19:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Freud (SP?) Psycology Crap because people believe & base treatment for people about complexities of our minds on their studies in college psychology classes. Pretty much covers math, science, chemistry, theology except I want to hear about a good nanotechnologist instead.
2006-06-24 19:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by jenugotmail 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christiaan Huygens (from the Netherlands).[Wave theory]
Albert Einstein (Switzerland).[Theory of relativity]
Leonhard Euler (Switzerland) [Many math]
Leonardo da Vinci (Italy) [Universal genius]
2006-06-24 19:43:40 · answer #5 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawking is definitely one of the greatest minds for theoretical physics.
2006-06-24 20:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by J_DOG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i Think John Nash he found that balance law.
2006-06-25 01:46:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
da vinci
2006-06-24 23:17:15 · answer #8 · answered by Invincible 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no one.
2006-06-24 20:00:00 · answer #9 · answered by SJK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bill gates. i think that's self explanatory.
2006-06-24 19:35:05 · answer #10 · answered by Sweety 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋