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Inventors&Explorers Who Changed the World

Inventors&Explorers Who Changed the World

  • Galieo Galilei

    Votes: 7 9.7%

  • Leonardo Da Vinci

    Votes: 20 27.8%

  • Nikola Tesla

    Votes: 36 50.0%

  • Thomas Edison

    Votes: 11 15.3%

  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Votes: 2 2.8%
  • Total voters
    72
Douglas Engelbart

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Engelbart

mouse, hypertext, GUI ... wow

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Alfred Russel Wallace, a guy who thought outside the box, and was a force in creating two separate sciences... the science of evolution, and what would eventually be called plate tectonics or continental drift.

Not only did he independently come up the theory of Natural Selection (Darwin might have used much of his theory to fill in the gaps of his own and became a bigger star), and his work in Bio geography which became the basis for continental drift. Man, it's one thing to be the first (or co-first) to say we evolved from apes, but to also say that continents moved is unparalleled. What is more surprising is how few people know of his work. It makes inventing the computer mouse look... well mouse like to a giant.
 
I always liked the story about Edison. He had a journalist in his shop who asked him about the huge number of records on the shelves regarding his experimentation with the lightbulb.

When asked why he kept all of these records of all of his experiments, he responded: "I've just found 10000 ways that won't work." ~ Thomas Alva Edison

EDIT: Oh, Yes, BTW, the video above is correct. Edison was a huge Jerk!
 
Alan Skinner said:
I always liked the story about Edison. He had a journalist in his shop who asked him about the huge number of records on the shelves regarding his experimentation with the lightbulb.

When asked why he kept all of these records of all of his experiments, he responded: "I've just found 10000 ways that won't work." ~ Thomas Alva Edison

EDIT: Oh, Yes, BTW, the video above is correct. Edison was a huge Jerk!
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it is just another utility bill now :)))
 
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