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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by psfried on Sunday July 30, 2023 @12:50AM (#36927913)
Newton at least became quite wealthy. Dunno about the others
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by sillysaurusx on Sunday July 30, 2023 @01:03AM (#36927986)
Interesting! Do you know how?
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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by Asparagirl on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:27AM (#36928730)
Newton was a member of the British elite, he had income from Cambridge University, and he was first the Warden and later the Master of the Royal Mint. He was also experienced in investments.

Nevertheless, he also got sucked into the infamous South Sea mania of 1720, which was basically the monkey JPG of its day, and consequently he lost a great deal of his wealth.

“Newton's financial misadventures in the South Sea Bubble”: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.2018.001...

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Re:Room Temperature Superconductor Drama and Hope by pvaldes on Sunday July 30, 2023 @10:45AM (#36931652)
Not having children helps a lot with that
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