Newton, the Man (1946)

Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by winchling on Friday July 12, 2019 @09:30AM (#20420522)

Yes. Can anyone name a nice scientific genius? It's not a coincidence that these rare individuals aren't agreeable, i.e. not unduly influenced by the concerns/ideas of people around them.

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by CDSlice on Friday July 12, 2019 @11:02AM (#20421204)

Michael Faraday? From the little I've read about him he seemed to be a pretty nice guy.

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by liberte82 on Friday July 12, 2019 @01:53PM (#20422773)

Einstein!

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by cr1895 on Friday July 12, 2019 @09:41AM (#20420608)

Richard Feynman?

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by philzook on Friday July 12, 2019 @10:52AM (#20421152)

Hoo boy. I dunno. Of course I have never come close to meeting the man, but the stories make him seem incredibly cocky and willing to verbally slam people just for fun.

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by sytelus on Saturday July 13, 2019 @04:52AM (#20427159)

Leonard Susskind who actually worked with Feynman recently said Feynman had ego of the size of mountain.

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Re:Newton, the Man (1946) by nik61 on Friday July 12, 2019 @11:27AM (#20421387)

A notorious philanderer, it is said, though I guess you may have to be nice to be one of those.

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