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My choice for the smartest man, and still thinking about which lady I will choose, "who stand out for their brilliance and or contribution to humanity" I am inclined to go for Nikola Tesla as he not only demonstrated briliance beyond anyone I can think of but his contribution to humanity is way past any one else in my view. Can you imagine a world without his inventions...It is unfortunate he bagged Einstein and drew such a negative backlash that seems to continue even today..so many folk are happy to point out "flaws" but neglect to acknowledge his wonderful inventions.
It was a hard decision as I am inclined to think of Sir Issac Newton as he could be considered to stand above everyone on the brilliance scale but I felt my love of Newtonian Telescopes may have caused me to be somewhat biased.
But more people benefit from the electric motor, just one of Nikola Tesla's brilliant inventions and given the necessity to abandon the internal combustion engine one could argue that he has saved the planet...than benefit from the Newtonian Telescope.
From Wiki , and I recommend that if you are vague as to Nikola Tesla's work go there for a brief look at all he has done) but here are headings to give you an idea of the many things we can thank him for.
Significant designs
AC motor
Carbon button lamp
Death ray
Induction motor
Plasma globe
Plasma lamp
Polyphase system
Radio control
Resonant inductive coupling
Rotating magnetic field
Teleforce
Telegeodynamics
Teleoperation
Tesla coil
Tesla Experimental Station
Tesla's oscillator
Tesla turbine
Tesla valve
Torpedo [1]
Vacuum variable capacitor
Violet ray
VTOL
Wardenclyffe Tower
Wireless power transfer
World Wireless System
AND Sir Issac Newton again sheer brilliance Known for,.....
Newtonian mechanics
Universal gravitation
Calculus
Newton's laws of motion
Optics
Binomial series
Principia
Newton's method
Newton's Law of Cooling
Newton's identities
Newton's metal
Newton line
Newton-Gauss line
Newtonian fluid
Newton's rings
Alex
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