Who made the greatest contribution to Science?

[Steel910520]

I did a search and it didn't find anything like this so.
Exactly what the title says.
Who do you think made the greatest contribution to science as a whole?

It can be anyone from any field of science, be it Aristotle to Galileo to Newton to Einstein or even a new scientist.

 

[The Cheezy One]

Tesla
zzeeewewewewe-SHHEEEAAAAWWWMMM

 

[Anarchemitis]

John C. Stapp, M.D., Ph.D., Colonel, USAF was a Flight Surgeon and Scientist who was one of the first scientists to explore the effects of acceleration and deceleration on the human body. A contemporary of Chuck Yeager, Dr. Stapp conducted studies in order to find the true limits of human endurance in regards of deceleration, because at the time the conventional assumption was that 9Gs was the fatal limit of human beings. He shattered this preconception when he only received bruising and temporary blindness from sustaining more than 30 g-forces for over half a second.

Dr. Stapp participated in more than 25 potentially lethal experiments of his own design, many of which on rocket sleds with special braking systems. He died in his sleep in 1999. He is also accredited with ?Stapp?s Law?; ?The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.?

 

[Weaver]

Tesla
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I also pick Tesla, he was an amazing man.

 

[The Salty Vulcan]

Giordano Bruno. Man who first realised the enormity of the universe.

 

[Engarde]

Most people will probably say caveman who invented fire or the wheel.

 

[Torrasque]

Tesla
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I also pick Tesla, he was an amazing man.

Tesla is cool and all, but I'd say Darwin.

Even after more than 100 years after his death, people are still arguing about his stuff.
Pretty sure most of the people on Earth have an opinion on "Evolution", and I'm pretty sure most of the people on Earth wouldn't give a damn about Evolution if Darwin had not said the things he said

 

[Aedes]

You just can't choose one. Science as whole helps it self to improve further.
I believe it was Newton who once said, on his rare moments of modesty, "I could only watch farther because I leaned on the shoulder of giants" making a reference to Galileo and Arquimedes and whoever came before.

So basically, Einstein would not theorize about relativity if it wasn't for Newton's law of gravity, nor Newton would think about gravity if it wasn't for Galileo who watched the behavior of stars, planets and moons, who wouldn't do nothing if it wasn't for Arquimedes, if it wasn't for Plato and Aristoteles, if it wasn't for whoever inevented mathematics, if it wasn't to that stone age guy who learned how to control fire.

I probably said a lot of Science's history bollocks on the above paragraph, but I hope you can see my point.

 

[m72_ar]

I would say the first guy that realize 1+1 = 2.

If you really went down to the basics, this is the cornerstone of everything

 

[octafish]

I would say the first guy that realize 1+1 = 2.

If you really went down to the basics, this is the cornerstone of everything

No, the one who invented zero.

 

[Jake Martinez]

Either the ancient greek philosopher Aristotle for founding empirical science, or the muslim scholar Ibn al-Haytham for founding the scientific method.

I guess what I'm saying is that the most important step of writing the best novel that has ever been written, is learning how to read first. The work of the two aforementioned men is present in the works of all scientists since and indeed lays the very foundation of modern scientific progress.

Doubt you can get more impressive than that?

 

[AcacianLeaves]

In terms of practical science that we rely on, I'd have to say Isaac Newton. He more or less invented Physics, and nearly every scientific invention we use depends on Newton defining how physics works.

In terms of making science fucking awesome again? These guys:

 

[teqrevisited]

Tesla was the pimpingest man ever.
*Snip*
As seen here
Also, the fucking wireless. He gave us WiFi people!

Agreed. And what I find a bit sad is that he is largely forgotten. Ask someone in the street or at work to name a great scientist and they'll say something like Newton or Einstein. When you say "What about Nikola Tesla?" they'll just reply "Who?".

 

[Jazzyjazz2323]

The guy who first drew a big ass oval and said there,I shall call her zero.

 

[hopeneverdies]

You just can't choose one. Science as whole helps it self to improve further.
I believe it was Newton who once said, on his rare moments of modesty, "I could only watch farther because I leaned on the shoulder of giants" making a reference to Galileo and Arquimedes and whoever came before

Believe it or not, that was also a take that towards Hooke, who was a bit short. Then again Newton was a little megalomaniacal.

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Tesla was the pimpingest man ever.
*Snip*
As seen here
Also, the fucking wireless. He gave us WiFi people!

Agreed. And what I find a bit sad is that he is largely forgotten. Ask someone in the street or at work to name a great scientist and they'll say something like Newton or Einstein. When you say "What about Nikola Tesla?" they'll just reply "Who?".

I'd say the opposite is true these days. Nerds love Nikola Tesla for being some kind of renegade scientist, but nobody really knows exactly what he invented besides wireless systems. He may have been shafted by Edison, but that doesn't mean he made the greatest contributions to science - especially compared to Newton or Einstein.

He is a pimp though, especially when portrayed by David Bowie.

 

[teqrevisited]

Tesla was the pimpingest man ever.
*Snip*
As seen here
Also, the fucking wireless. He gave us WiFi people!

Agreed. And what I find a bit sad is that he is largely forgotten. Ask someone in the street or at work to name a great scientist and they'll say something like Newton or Einstein. When you say "What about Nikola Tesla?" they'll just reply "Who?".

I'd say the opposite is true these days.

True, I suppose it depends who you ask really.