Can someone help me?

[blackson]

I'm writing a report, and I need to write about the greatest Mathematician or Scientist, in my opinion. It can't be Newton or Einstein and I can only thing of Pasteur. Could someone list me some Mathematicians/Scientists and their achievements?

[MattKestrel]

Google to the rescue.

http://www.sci.hkbu.edu.hk/scilab/math/math.html

I'd go for Pascal or Turing imo.

[Tanner]

Henri Poincaré is one of my favourites. René Descartes is cool, too.

[Borealis]

I did one similar about Nikolai Tesla. Proper nutcase. :p

[SlappyMcGee]

Niels Bohr fans unite!

[George]

I'm writing a report, and I need to write about the greatest Mathematician or Scientist, in my opinion. It can't be Newton or Einstein and I can only thing of Pasteur. Could someone list me some Mathematicians/Scientists and their achievements?

Just pick anyone who has a formula or law to their name. :P

Pythagoras, Archimedes, Aristotle, Euler, Maxwell, Curie, Galileo, Copernicus, Darwin, Fibonacci, de Moivre, Edison, Volta, Oppenheimer, Crick & Watson, Fermi, Berners-Lee, the list can just go on and on and on...

[T3chno]

Pythagoras
Archimedes
Aristotle
Descartes
Socrates (This guy is just has to be a choice; I know he's not a math guy)

[scythe]

Karl Friedrich Gauss deserves a mention, as does Schroedinger (who was responsible for more than cats).

[29403]

Karl Friedrich Gauss deserves a mention, as does Schroedinger (who was responsible for more than cats).

I agree with Karl Friedrich Gauss - he was deemed the prince of mathematicians.

[EdoI]

Try with Decarte.

[otters~1]

Darwin is the most influential scientist in history with the possible exxception of Newton, whom you can't write about. Also he led a fascinating life. Go with Darwin.

Actually, there is one argument against him; his theories were developed concurrently by another guy. (Wallace...?) Can't remember.

EDIT: Don't use Descartes. Please.

[Tanner]

Darwin is the most influential scientist in history with the possible exxception of Newton, whom you can't write about.

/me takes a step back from that sentence.
/me admires it from different angles.

Oh crap, did I just use angles? I guess I've got to thank Pythagoras and Euclid. But you're right, Darwin influenced more than they did. Natural history, now there's a science.

[otters~1]

Darwin is the most influential scientist in history with the possible exxception of Newton, whom you can't write about.

/me takes a step back from that sentence.
/me admires it from different angles.

Oh crap, did I just use angles? I guess I've got to thank Pythagoras and Euclid. But you're right, Darwin influenced more than they did. Natural history, now there's a science.

I can't tell if you're agreeing with me or not.

[SlappyMcGee]

Tanner is using his chainsaw sharp wit to prove that actual science is more -real- than "Evolution".

[Tanner]

Oh, Slappy. Your rapier wit reminds me of what I did to your mother last night. <3

[otters~1]

Oh, Slappy. Your rapier wit reminds me of what I did to your mother last night. <3

Now there is some, sharp, intelligent humor. :)

[乳头的早餐谷物]

Tesla is too cool for school. Otherwise I might recommend doing him. I certainly would love to have done him. I often lie in bed and dream about doing Nikola Tesla.

[Tanner]

Tesla is too cool for school. Otherwise I might recommend doing him. I certainly would love to have done him. I often lie in bed and dream about doing Nikola Tesla.

Too bad he was celibate or I'm certain he would've take you up on that.

[blackson]

Thank you everyone.