The best scientist of the last years?

[koolio1234]

Can't believe no one has made a mention of Nikola Tesla

[IzzehO]

Originally Posted by koolio1234

Can't believe no one has made a mention of Nikola Tesla

Troll? He's been mentioned at least a half dozen times.

[Phido]

Originally Posted by GarethB

I'm under the impression that while Albert helped kick start the US Manhatten Project with his letter to President Roosevelt in 1939, the US govt considered Albert a security risk and barred him from participating directly in the project. As far as I know he did act in a consultant role but even then the US govt restricted what information he was allowed to have access to, so he wasn't anywhere close to the centre of activity in the Manhatten Project which actually developed the first working atomic weapons.

Albert only wrote to Roosevelt because of Fermi. Fermi convinced Albert who until then was previously completely against the plan.

While Albert didn't centrally work on the project, Albert's letter did directly give the project legs with funding and priority and with Albert's support got other big name scientists on board. Enrico did work directly on the project, and was absolutely central to both peace time nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.

Can't believe no one has made a mention of Nikola Tesla

Tesla is of a different generation (so to speak!). Femi died 10 years after (but much younger in his 50's). Sagan died in the 1990's, which would put him as a contemporary to most of us. Hawking is still alive.

[koolio1234]

Originally Posted by IzzehO

Troll? He's been mentioned at least a half dozen times.

Nope, cbf reading the whole thread

[Alpha2k6]

Originally Posted by koolio1234

Can't believe no one has made a mention of Nikola Tesla

I didn't mention Tesla since it said *Recent Times* in the first post =)
And I was on the fence if that really was recent.. but Tesla has also had a profound influence on technology

[JolyV]

I found this interesting list of scientists talking about God

http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/5...about_god.html

[Smegger]

Originally Posted by JolyV

I found this interesting list of scientists talking about God

http://www.openculture.com/2011/07/5...about_god.html

Relevance to this thread?

[IzzehO]

Originally Posted by Smegger

Relevance to this thread?

No idea. It's also a really pathetic video, "Let's gather a bunch of scientists that agree with our viewpoint and make no attempt to have any sort of balanced argument"