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Nikola Tesla... the most overrated, underated scientist in history?

>> No.4743340
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>Take four equations from other scientists.
>Put an extra term on the end of one of the equations.
>Become most significant human being to ever live.
No OP, pic related.

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>>4743340
That's my plan.

>> No.4743376

>>4743340
>Put an extra term on the end of one of the equations.

Maxwell put the displacement current term because after that the four equations could be combined to form the electromagnetic wave equation. This showed theoretically that light is a wave.
Doing this, IMO is enough to be the most significant human in history.

>> No.4743394

>>4743340
discover and formulate wave transmission, actually be the most significant human being to ever live

>> No.4743396
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>>4743376
This brings up a significant question IMHO. If others do most of the work and come up with the most ingenious ideas, and I'm the one who simply puts it together, am I the one deserving fame? A friend and I were arguing this about Elvis and Elvis's role in creating Rock and Roll.

>> No.4743415

>>4743396

You have to ask why the others couldn't/didn't put it together and this guy did.

I say he deserves credit. You just have to have some degree of discernment in order to not get confused about who did what.

>> No.4743418

>>4743396
that is not a significant question, and maxwell's idea was by far the most ingenious.

>> No.4743427

edison is still a faggot
he was a faggot to everyone

>> No.4743434

>>4743427

>HURR I BELIEVE WHAT EVERY ICONOCLAST DOCUMENTARY SAYS

>> No.4743445

>>4743418
>>IMHO

>> No.4743452

>>4743434
feel free to prove that edison wasn't a fagot

>> No.4743499

>>4743452
He had sex with women.

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>>4743499
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