George Washington Carver-
reputedly discovered three hundred uses for peanuts and hundreds more uses for soybeans, pecans and sweet potatoes. Among the listed items that he suggested to southern farmers to help them economically were adhesives, axle grease, bleach, buttermilk, chili sauce, fuel briquettes, ink, instant coffee, linoleum, mayonnaise, meat tenderizer, metal polish, paper, plastic, pavement, shaving cream, shoe polish, synthetic rubber, talcum powder and wood stain. Three patents (one for cosmetics, and two for paints and stains)
Albert Einstien-
many contributions to physics include his special theory of relativity, which reconciled mechanics with electromagnetism, and his general theory of relativity, which extended the principle of relativity to non-uniform motion, creating a new theory of gravitation. His other contributions include relativistic cosmology, capillary action, critical opalescence, classical problems of statistical mechanics and their application to quantum theory, an explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules, atomic transition probabilities, the quantum theory of a monatomic gas, thermal properties of light with low radiation density (which laid the foundation for the photon theory), a theory of radiation including stimulated emission, the conception of a unified field theory, and the geometrization of physics.
Leonardo Da Vinci-
a Tuscan polymath: scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, painter, sculptor, architect, botanist and writer.
Thomas Edison-
American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb
Benjamin Franklin-
one of the most important and influental Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation, and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
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answered by Anonymous
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Democrates (first theory of the atom), Newton (accredited with developing calculus, gravity, three laws of motion/ energy), Descartes (developed many mathematical ideas like the Cartesian plane, his work led to newton's law of inertia, father of modern mathematics and philosophy, "discourse on the method" which is logic that cannot be disproved), Einstein (no duh), Patton (crazy, but brilliant military leader, would have prevented the soviet block if his ideas were followed)
2007-12-29 15:31:07
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Gallieo,King Solomon, Newton, Einstein, Jimmy Carter and yeah I know many will laugh over carter. But he is a rocket scientist and deeply involved in humanitarian issues.
2007-12-29 15:09:14
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answered by Southern Comfort 6
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Ron Paul, Ron Paul is a political genius who thinks outside of the box, but is not popular because of his philosophy. I believe if elected, Ron Paul could return America back to an example of national perfection and back to its glory days
2007-12-29 15:44:26
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