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Who is he? Where did he come from? Why is he far more popular than Einstein?

>> No.14640368
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>>14640361
Young's Modulus

Young's Modulus

>> No.14640372

>>14640368
That's nice, but no scientist is more famous than Einstein. None.

>> No.14640373

>>14640372
why are you asserting this and why should I give a shit

>> No.14640374

>>14640373
Because I come from a world where is that is the God's Honest Truth.

>> No.14640378

youngs modulus is a super important concept in mechanical engineering, and the double-slit experiment is a famous result in physics from young. there's also something medicine called young's eule apparently?
he's definitely a big science boy, and the the diffraction experiment has a direct analog in quantum mechanics so his name is still relevant.

>> No.14640380

>>14640374
weird

>> No.14640381
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>>14640361
>>14640372
>popular is good

>> No.14640433

>>14640381
and tesla isnt good or very popular

>> No.14640477

i mean, Thomas Young is a good example of a semi-important physicist who was forgotten. but there are much better physicists who are much more forgotten.

take for example Kammerling Onnes. do you know who he is? he only invented cryogenics and superfluidity and superconductivity which are the bread and butter of basically every field of physics active today. totally forgotten

>> No.14640508

>>14640361
Just a quick look at the wikipedia page for Thomas Young will tell you that there are lot of famous guys with that name

>> No.14640528

>>14640508
Alright, that's relevant to his popularity, but I still remember the double slit experiment being from the 1900's.

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>>14640433
Really? Cause last time I checked Einstein didn't help whatsoever in giving you the ability to post that garbage on a device that utilizes hertzian waveform. I hear some people still believe he had something to do with the atom bomb and GPS too, even though it's a complete myth.
Maybe that's why he's so popular, because he's just one big meme to joke about?

>>14640528
And it's still talked about to this day. It's so popular. It's just the bees knees isn't it?

>> No.14640569

>>14640361
Maybe it's a more common name? Ever think about that?

>> No.14640801

>>14640361
because you didn't use double quotes, you tard