Nikola Tesla or James Clerk Maxwell?

[de.bug]

Which do you think of the two contributed most to humankind.

 

[micromass]

None of the above.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

Aaron Aaronson. First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen.

 

[WannabeNewton]

Neither, the true answer is Sir Neil deGrasse Tyson.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I don't know which contributed the most, but Tesla certainly deducted the most. He borrowed much more money in his life than Maxwell ever did.

 

[ThomasT]

Which do you think of the two contributed most to humankind.

I don't know if I'd characterize their contributions that way. But, for me, learning about Maxwell's stuff was a primary motivator to learn more about the experimental production and analysis of em radiation (light, radio, x-ray, etc.), and provided a tentative basis for approaching an understanding of the development of the quantum theory.

 

[Topher925]

This sounds like the makings of one of those "Epic Rap Battles of History" videos that are on youtube.

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