Scientists are notoriously strange people. In any case, a person needs to be very different from the majority in order to be able to offer non-standard ideas. Many scientists were eccentric and sarcastic, others were arrogant who could not understand why everyone around them was so stupid. And some were ready to lay down their whole lives to make a discovery that would turn the world upside down. Therefore, it is quite interesting to take a look at ten of the strangest facts about the most famous scientists in history.
No beans
You can thank Pythagoras for one of the pillars of geometry - the theorem named after him. However, some of his ideas were not as brilliant. For example, he ate a vegetarian diet, but never wanted to eat beans. Legend has it that beans are partly to blame for his death. Allegedly, bandits attacked his house, he began to run away, but ran into a bean field. He decided that he would rather die than step there with at least one foot, and his throat was quickly cut.
When to step back
The 16th century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was a nobleman known for his eccentric way of life and death. He lost his nose in a college duel and has worn a metal prosthesis ever since. And he loved parties - he had his own island, where he invited his friends to do various wild antics. He showed the guests the elk, whom he had tamed, as well as the dwarf, whom he held by the court jester and fed him scraps from the table, like a dog. However, his love of partying was the cause of his death. At a banquet in Prague, Braga had to go to the toilet, but he stayed at the table, as this would be a violation of etiquette. And he made the mistake of eventually developing a kidney infection and his bladder burst 11 days later.
Unsung hero
Nikola Tesla was one of the unsung heroes of science. He came to America from Serbia in 1884 and immediately went to work for Thomas Edison, making a number of breakthroughs in radio engineering, robotics and electronics, some of which Edison appropriated for himself. In fact, it was Tesla who invented the Edison light bulb. However, Tesla was not just compulsive in his scientific wanderings - most likely, he suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, refusing to touch anything if there was any dirt there. He was also afraid of hair, pearl earrings and everything round. In addition, he was obsessed with the number three - for example, he walked around the building three times before entering. And at every meal, he used exactly 18 napkins to clean cutlery.
Absent-minded professor
Werner Heisenberg is an excellent example of a brilliant theoretical physicist who has always been in the clouds. In 1927, he derived the famous uncertainty equations that are involved in quantum mechanics, rules that explain the behavior of small subatomic particles. However, he practically failed the exam for doctor, since he knew practically nothing about experimental methods. When the examiner asked him how the battery worked, it turned out that the physicist had no idea about it.
Prolific polymath
Physicist Robert Oppenheimer was a polymath, fluent in eight languages, and had a wide range of interests, including poetry, linguistics and philosophy. As a result, Oppenheimer sometimes found it difficult to understand the limitations of others. For example, in 1931 Lev Nedelsky worked with him at the same university. One day Oppenheimer asked a colleague to write a report for him, giving him a book containing all the necessary information. Later, a colleague returned puzzled - after all, the book was in Dutch. Oppenheimer was no less surprised, as he believed that Dutch is an extremely simple and accessible language.
Chronology
Architect and scientist Buckminster Fuller is best known for the creation of the geodesic dome in the thirties and several other striking discoveries. But Fuller is also remembered by everyone as an extremely eccentric person. He wore three watches, set to different time zones, when traveling long distances, and also slept only two hours a day (he later had to give up this venture). But he also spent a lot of time chronologizing his life. From 1915 to 1983, Fuller kept a detailed diary, which he updated every 15 minutes. As a result, his diary reached 82 meters in height and is now kept at Stanford University.
Homeless mathematician
Pal Erdos was a Hungarian mathematical theorist who was so devoted to his work that he never got married, lived on the street and could show up to his friends at any time, drop in without asking, and stay in the house for several days while working on his theories.
Joker Physicist
Richard Feynman was one of the most prolific and famous physicists of the 20th century. But he was also a joker and a mischievous person. For example, while working on projects, he amused himself by picking locks and security systems to show how imperfect they were. In addition, he spent time with the girls from Las Vegas, while waiting for the Nobel Prize, learned the Mayan language and did many more strange things.
Strange furniture
British mathematician and electrical engineer Oliver Heaviside was a genius who made many discoveries. But at the same time, he was incredibly strange - he furnished his house with granite blocks instead of furniture, painted his nails bright pink, could only drink milk all day, and so on.
Bone wars
Otniel Charles Marsh and Edward Cope were the leading breakthrough paleontologists in dinosaur research in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. And both scientists used dirty tactics to get around the other - sending spies, bribing watchmen, stealing dinosaur bones from each other, and publicly humiliating each other. But at the same time, they still made a huge contribution to the paleontological knowledge of dinosaurs.
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Geniuses. Genius people
Names and surnames of genius people of all times
Genius(lat. genius) - the highest degree of giftedness and versatility.
It is believed that a genius accounts for 1% of inspiration, and the remaining 99% is hard work until the seventh sweat. And indeed it is. Hard hard work is an integral part of great scientific discoveries, brilliant works of art, works of music, painting and architecture.
Brilliant people and their creations remain for centuries.
Traits of a genius- clear mind, excellent memory, extensive knowledge, creative activity, poetic imagination, literary gift, thirst for knowledge, courage of thought, heroic enthusiasm, understanding of the world and man.
The labyrinths of the movement of ingenious thought have not yet been solved by anyone. Geniuses amaze with a very high level of creativity, exceptional, superhuman abilities- in memorizing data, in solving mathematical problems, in instantly capturing connections between phenomena that are invisible to others.
Developed through persistent and prolonged efforts, the abilities of a genius show the limitless possibilities of the human mind.
There is a famous phrase that genius burns on the fire of sex hormones... The constant high creative tension in which a genius lives inevitably subjugates his lifestyle, behavior and daily routine. Genius lives in the world of ideas, not in the material world.
Thoughts and ideas of genius people were always ahead of their time, extraordinary courage was needed in overthrowing dogmas and authorities that have existed for centuries. Many brilliant people paid with their lives for their advanced ideas. And only after some time it turned out that the genius was right. He saw what others did not see.
Genius has different forms and different levels.... Below we give list of genius people... Of course, it is not complete and can be continued.
Names and surnames of genius people of all times (list)
Agrippa (Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim)- occultist
Anaxagoras- ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, founder of the Athenian philosophical school
Aristotle- philosopher
Aristophanes- playwright
Archimedes- mechanic, physicist, mathematician, engineer
Honore de Balzac- Writer
Bacon francis- philosopher, historian, politician
Bacon, Roger- philosopher and naturalist
Bach Johann Sebastian- composer
Beethoven Ludwig vann- composer
Berdyaev Nikolay Alexandrovich- philosopher
Bohr Niels- physicist
Bruno Giordano- scientist, monk
Voltaire- poet, novelist, satirist, tragedian, historian, publicist
Galileo Galilei- astronomer, mechanic, thinker
Hegel Georg Wilhelm Friedrich- philosopher
Goethe Johann- poet, statesman, naturalist, thinker
Herodotus- Greek traveler, geographer, father of history
Gogol Nikolay Vasilievich- Writer
Hoffmann Ernst Theodor Amadeus- writer, composer, artist
Gumilev Lev Nikolaevich- historian-ethnologist, archaeologist, orientalist, writer
Dante Alighieri- poet, theologian, politician
Rene Descartes- philosopher, mathematician, mechanic, physicist, physiologist
Democritus- philosopher
Euclid- mathematician, physicist
Zhirinovsky Vladimir Volfovich- statesman
Kant Immanuel- philosopher
Copernicus Nicholas- astronomer, mathematician, mechanic, economist
Cuvier Georges Leopold- naturalist, naturalist
Leonardo da Vinci- painter, sculptor, architect, scientist (naturalist), inventor, writer
Leibniz Gottfried Wilhelm- philosopher, logician, mathematician, mechanic, physicist, lawyer, historian, diplomat, inventor, linguist
Lermontov Mikhail Yurievich- poet, novelist, playwright
Lobachevsky Nikolay Ivanovich- mathematician
Lomonosov, Mikhail Vasilievich- natural scientist, encyclopedist, chemist, physicist, astronomer, instrument maker, geographer, metallurgist, geologist, poet, artist, historian
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier- chemist, naturalist
Macedonian Alexander- conqueror-commander
Dmitry Mendeleev- scientist-encyclopedist, chemist, physicist, metrologist, economist, technologist, geologist, meteorologist, oilman, teacher, aeronaut, instrument-maker
Michelangelo- sculptor, painter, architect
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- composer, performer-virtuoso
Marcus Aurelius- statesman, philosopher
Napoleon I Bonaparte- commander and statesman
Nietzsche Friedrich- thinker, philosopher, philologist, composer, poet
Nostradamus Michel de- astrologer, doctor, pharmacist, alchemist, fortuneteller
Newton Isaac- physicist, mathematician, mechanic, astronomer
Pascal Blaise- mathematician, mechanic, physicist, writer, philosopher
Pericles- statesman, orator, commander
Pythagoras- philosopher, mathematician, mystic, founder of the religious and philosophical school of the Pythagoreans
Claudius Ptolemy- Greek geographer, cartographer, mathematician, astronomer
Pushkin, Alexander Sergeyevich- poet, playwright, novelist
Raphael Santi- painter, graphic artist, architect
Socrates- thinker, philosopher
Stolypin, Pyotr Arkadievich (1862 - 1911)- Russian statesman, prime minister
Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich- the great Russian commander, military theorist, national hero of Russia
Tesla Nikola- inventor in the field of electrical and radio engineering, engineer, physicist
Titian- painter
Freud Sigmund- psychologist, psychiatrist, neurologist
Guy Julius Caesar- commander, statesman, writer
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich- composer, conductor, teacher, musical and public figure
Shakespeare William- poet and playwright
Einstein, Albert- theoretical physicist, one of the founders of modern theoretical physics
Aesop- ancient Greek poet-fabulist
Aeschylus- ancient Greek playwright, father of European tragedy
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Not so long ago I was able to completely solve a crossword puzzle. Almost completely - only 3 or 4 words remained unsolved. I was proud of this achievement, told my friends about it (yes, all two) and even thought about getting a tattoo in honor of this event. But the moment I decided to edit a Wikipedia article about the smartest man on the planet, I was disappointed. Disappointment bit into my ankle, growled and tore my pants: after seeing the biographies of other great people on the planet, I realized that the main achievement of my life is somewhat inferior to the achievements of other wise men. I had no choice but to tell about the 10 greatest geniuses of mankind.
Rating of the most brilliant scientists
Years of life: 11/07/1867 - 07/04/1934 (66 years old)
Maria's maiden name, Skłodowska, is of Polish origin. Curie is the surname of her husband, Pierre Curie, who died in 1906 (they have been married for 11 years). After the death of her husband, Maria began to devote more time to work, studying radioactive radiation. During the First World War, she trained doctors in the use of X-rays to take pictures.
Maria is undeniably the most famous and female scientist. She is the first and, to date, the only woman who was able to twice become a Nobel Prize winner. One of the chemical elements, curium (Ci), is named after the Curie couple. Unfortunately, long-term experiments with radioactive uranium did not go unnoticed - radiation sickness led to the death of Marie Curie from leukemia.
9th place. Stephen Hawking
Year of birth: 01/08/1942 (73 years old) Hawking is the only living member of this ranking. He graduated from Oxford and Cambridge, is a professor of mathematics and theoretical physicist, and also the founder of the science of quantum cosmology. For his achievements in the field of science, he has received a total of 25 medals and awards. He studied the theory of the Big Bang and the nature of the origin of black holes, in which he achieved some success.
At about the age of 20, Hawking began to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which left him confined to a wheelchair. He was completely paralyzed and Hawking had to communicate with those around him with the help of a special speech synthesizer that reacted to the facial expressions of his cheeks, which had retained mobility. In the same way, this scientist can use a computer. Probably, this circumstance played a role in Hawking's popularity - his outstanding performance against the background of such a depressing illness is admirable.
Stephen Hawking has worked hard to popularize science. It is not surprising that they love to mention him so much in various popular TV shows: Hawking voiced himself in several episodes of The Simpsons and Futurama, twice appeared in the TV series The Big Bang Theory and other shows less known to the domestic audience. And in 2015, Eddie Redmayne received an Oscar for Best Actor for his role as young Stephen in the movie Stephen Hawking's Universe. So Hawking is undoubtedly the most popular modern scientist.
8. Plato
Lived: 427 BC - 347 BC (80 years old) Plato, a famous philosopher of antiquity, was noted for the fact that he opened the Academy in Athens - the first higher educational institution among Western civilizations. Aristotle was one of the first students of this Academy. It studied not only philosophy: special attention was paid to mathematics and astronomy, slightly less - to natural sciences.
To bring the education system to a new level, which gave birth to many outstanding minds in Greek and later in Roman culture and contributed to the development of mathematics, is undoubtedly a significant merit. Over the past century, Plato's philosophical ideas have often been criticized, although they still have their followers. For example, the doctrine of the immortal soul was reflected in many common Christian religions.
7th place. Aristotle
Lived: 384 BC - 322 BC (62 years old) It seems not logical - in 7th place is Aristotle, in 8th - his teacher, Plato. In fact, everything is very logical - Aristotle's contribution to science was more multifaceted. Plato was an ancient thinker, almost all of his attention focused on politics, sociology and, of course, philosophy.
Aristotle went further - he began to pay attention to physics, having written several works in this area, he studied sociology. Aristotle laid down the general principles of logic that are still used today. It was he who introduced the concepts of ethics and ethics. Also, Aristotle did not hesitate to question some of Plato's concepts, for example, arguing about the inseparability of soul and body. Another significant point in Aristotle's resume is that he was one of the mentors of Alexander the Great.
6th place. Archimedes
Lived: 287 BC - 212 BC (75 years old) Unlike the comrades whom we mentioned above, Archimedes was not a philosopher - he was engaged in mathematics, physics, engineering. He owns a lot of discoveries in the field of geometry and mechanics. Archimedes' ideas surprised his contemporaries a lot, thanks to which amazing rumors circulated about him during his lifetime.
It is he who is credited with the saying "Give me a fulcrum, and I will turn the whole world." According to another popular legend, Archimedes figured out how to measure the volume of the crown when he immersed himself in a bathtub, displacing the water from it. Shouting "Eureka!" the scientist rushed out naked into the street in order to quickly check his guess.
The older generation remembers an excellent and rather informative Soviet cartoon about Archimedes:
Historian Plutarch describes in detail how the Romans laid siege to Archimedes' hometown of Syracuse. With the help of machines invented by Archimedes, it was possible to repel any attacks of the Roman troops from land and sea: powerful stone throwers threw attackers at close and long distances, and special cranes picked up and threw enemy ships.
As a result, the assault failed and the Roman troops had to go over to the siege. In the fall of 2012 BC. the city fell, and Archimedes himself was killed. How exactly this happened is unknown - there are several different stories about the death of the great scientist. But everyone agrees that the consul Marcellus, who commanded the Roman legions, did not want the death of the old man, realizing what a priceless treasure his mind represents.
5th place. Galileo Galilei
Years of life: 02/15/1564 - 01/08/1642 (77 years old) Galileo is perceived by many as a symbol of the confrontation between science and the church. In many ways, this was the case - Galileo defended the idea that the Earth, along with other planets, moves around the Sun, while it remains stationary. Copernicus first came to this, but his teaching was banned by the Catholic Church. Under pressure from the Inquisition, Galileo had to "repent" and more carefully defend the truth, so as not to formally violate the prohibition.
Galileo was the first to use a telescope to observe celestial bodies. He was able to detect Jupiter's moons, sunspots and discover the fact that the Sun rotates on its axis. This discovery prompted Galileo to hypothesize that the Earth rotates around its axis in the same way - this seemed more logical than the idea that the entire Universe makes a full revolution around our planet in a day.
In addition to the telescope, Galileo has other inventions: the first thermometer, the microscope (though relatively primitive), proportional to the compasses. Galileo was fond of not only astronomy, but also physics, was interested in optics and acoustics. He was the first to experimentally establish the density of air (not entirely accurate, but close to the truth).
Einstein and Stephen Hawking expressed the idea that Galileo is the father of modern science. His opposition to church dogmas allowed many generations of scientists to believe that a person is able to understand the foundations of the universe. Although Galileo remained a Catholic, he did not betray his other faith - in what he believed to be true. And some of his works became the basis for Newton's discoveries.
4th place. Leonardo da Vinci
Years of life: 04/15/1452 - 05/02/1519 (67 years old) Leonardo da Vinci is the only member of our ranking whose main activity was not science. It was tempting to think of another great master, Michelangelo, but da Vinci undoubtedly deserved his place in the ranking of the smartest. Although, first of all, Leonardo became famous as an artist, he turned out to be a comprehensively developed personality (sorry for the cliché): in addition to art, da Vinci was fond of mechanics, anatomy, medicine, literature and philosophy.
The most famous paintings by Leonardo: "La Gioconda" (Mona Lisa) and "The Last Supper". He painted pictures in the genre of realism and was able to bring it to a new level by introducing certain innovations into it.
Leonardo was also an inventor. For a long time he worked on an aircraft that could rise and fall vertically. In his drafts, da Vinci outlined an idea that is now being implemented in an airplane. The low quality of the materials available at that time did not allow him to create a working model of such a device. In our time, Leonardo is often portrayed as a kind of dreamer genius who believed that science allows you to perform real magic and achieve the impossible.
Some of da Vinci's other inventions include a parachute, a wheel-lock pistol, a bicycle, lightweight military bridges, a two-lens telescope, and even a prototype tank. Yes, maybe Edison can boast of a large list of inventions, but think about it - Leonardo was able to come up with all this 500 years ago, even before Galileo appeared, at a time when the Inquisition ran many processes in Europe, and serious scientific discoveries could be counted on one hand.
3rd place. Nikola Tesla
Years of life: 07/10/1856 - 01/07/1943 (86 years old) Born on the territory of modern Croatia, but at the end of the 19th century he immigrated to the United States (Tesla is Serb by nationality). It was he who became the person who brought alternating current to our world. The "war of currents" lasted for a long 100 years, until in 2007 Edison's direct current was finally defeated - New York completely switched to alternating current. And all over the world, alternating electric current is most often used for long-distance transmission.
Tesla was the first to develop electric generators, modernized prototypes of which are in use today. Nikola also contributed to the development of radio and radio-controlled technology. It was he who was the first who was able to provide wireless transmission of current - this technology has only recently been put into practice (wireless chargers).
I almost forgot - sometime in the 30s Tesla made an electric car Nikola Tesla can deservedly be considered the most mysterious person in the scientific world, whose name is shrouded in a lot of legends and rumors. Some legends even attribute to him the explosion of the Tunguska meteorite (of course, in fact not a meteorite). Meanwhile, such an aura of mystery is not only the merit of the entertainment industry. Tesla had enough of his "cockroaches in his head":
- He was fanatically obsessed with cleanliness;
- He did not like women's earrings, especially with pearls;
- He had an amazing intuition - once he dissuaded his friends from getting on a train, which later derailed;
- I slept only a few hours a day;
- He settled only in those hotel rooms that are divided by 3;
- Walking along the street, he could do a somersault just because of a good mood;
- He could not and could not work in a team;
- Didn't build romantic relationships with women (as well as with men) - he was a virgin;
- On a walk he liked to count the number of his steps, during lunch - the number of pieces of food, the volume of coffee cups or bowls of soup. If he could not do this, he did not enjoy the food.
This guy created the world we live in now. Do you know why? Without any benefit - just to make life more enjoyable. I think that this image will seem familiar to amateurs - they are eccentric geniuses. Tesla for a long time remained the most famous inventor and scientist not only in the United States, but throughout the world - and can still claim this title.
2nd place. Isaac Newton
Years of life: 01/04/1643 - 03/31/1727 (84 years old) Isaac Newton studied physics, astronomy, mechanics and mathematics. It was he who brought physics to its "classical" form, dotting the "i" in many questions. In this, Newton was helped by the work of his predecessors, in particular Galileo. To describe all the work done by Newton, it would take a separate article, no less than this one.
The secret of his success was that Newton rejected the centuries-old method of scientific research with the help of logical guesses and constructions - this practice gave rise to many far-fetched theories. Instead, Newton developed and refined powerful mathematical methods of analysis (functions, differential equations, integrals) and viewed physics through the lens of mathematics, not philosophy.
As a result, Newton was able to combine all the scientific experience that existed before him and supplement the missing elements. This is how the law of gravitation and the law of motion (Newton's second law) were formulated from beginning to end. These important discoveries were able to explain a lot in astronomy and mechanics.
Newton devoted a lot of energy to research in the field of optics. He was able to create the first mirror telescope (reflector), which allowed for a sharper and clearer image than his lens predecessors. Newton was one of the first to consider optics as a science and build its evidence base: with formulas, explanations and proofs - before that, optics was just a set of facts.
Isaac was able to understand the nature of light and color. He was the first to understand and prove that white is not primary, but consists of the spectrum of all other colors - more precisely, of waves with different degrees of refraction. He published 3 books on optics, which explained the basic principles and concepts of dispersion, interference, diffraction and polarization of light.
It is curious that Newton was a deeply religious person. At the same time, he viewed the Bible from a rational point of view, not hesitating to question many church dogmas. Isaac rejected the doctrine of the Trinity (which he did not advertise widely, so as not to have unnecessary problems with the law), studied Hebrew in order to independently study the Bible, published his interpretation of the book of Revelation and the chronology of biblical events, which he made based on his own research. According to its chronology, the end of the world was supposed to come no earlier than 2060.
Above are not all the achievements of this scientist, who lived 300 years ago, and, not having a computer with the Internet at hand, possessed knowledge that most of us never dreamed of.
1st place. Albert Einstein
Years of life: 03/14/1879 - 04/18/1955 (age 76) At the end of the 19th century, no one particularly aspired to be a theoretical physicist. After old Newton blew most of the blank spots to smithereens, it seemed that physics became simple and understandable. All that remained was to sort out some minor issues, put everything in order and send out a resume in search of a new job. And everything was fine until the next problem with the speed of light was discovered.
At that time it was known that light is an electromagnetic wave. Consequently, the speed of its propagation was calculated using Maxwell's equations. What happens if you try to calculate the speed of light of a searchlight on a moving train? Newtonian mechanics suggests an obvious answer - you need to add both speeds. But Maxwell's equations did not confirm such a result, depriving physicists of night rest and palming them mountains of contradictions.
Repeated attempts of the scientific community to solve the riddle did not bring any result - the proven and reliable mechanics of Newton was not questioned, and efforts to upgrade Maxwell's equations were unsuccessful. And only old Einstein figured it out and decided: Maxwell's equations are probably correct - it was Newton who messed up somewhere. To question Newtonian mechanics is like criticizing the multiplication table - it seemed like an absolutely delusional idea. But thinking outside the box allowed Einstein to give out the special theory of relativity (SRT), which put everything in its place.
According to her, all physical processes in an irrational frame of reference occur in the same way, regardless of whether this frame is motionless or in a state of uniform rectilinear motion. Simply put - the speed of light of a searchlight on a train will be the same for the train driver, for the person who remains on the platform of the station, and for the searchlight itself - for everything in the world. It will always be equal to the speed of light, no matter how fast the searchlight moves. Also, based on the SRT, there is a maximum permissible speed (speed of light).
Honestly, the very essence of SRT is explained here extremely superficially and in part - perhaps only a few people can actually understand and formulate all the postulates of this theory. Want to figure it out - the Internet to help. SRT generated a certain number of paradoxes, which Einstein was able to explain in general relativity(GRT).
Among other achievements, Albert Einstein was noted for his contribution to the development of quantum physics, discovered the existence of induced radiation, which formed the basis for the creation of lasers and received the Nobel Prize for the theory of the photoelectric effect in 1922 (at that time, SRT was often criticized and was not generally recognized). Albert also noted a number of different inventions.
Despite significant achievements in science, Einstein remained a simple, friendly and sociable person with a good sense of humor. He positioned himself as a pacifist, repeatedly speaking out against fascism, violence and all kinds of injustice. The great scientist bequeathed after his death to celebrate a quiet funeral without publicity and magnificent ceremonies - he was an opponent of the personality cult. Only 12 of his closest friends attended the funeral ceremony. The body was cremated and the ashes scattered.
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Time is a harmful and elusive thing. It always oozes through your fingers and flows away to no one knows where. What if all my life I wanted to write symphonies better than Mozart's, and you have two children in your arms, a wife, a mother, and another, plus to everything, a burning project?
We are in site are also extremely concerned about this problem: we want to realize ourselves in life, and not choke on a bone. Examples of famous people who certainly needed 24 hours a day help us not to give up and do great things.
Leonardo da Vinci
The famous “universal man” will head our list. Recall that Leonardo is an outstanding Renaissance artist (does everyone remember the Gioconda?), An inventor (all his inventions formed the basis for the construction of modern submarines), a scientist, as well as a writer and musician. He was also the first to explain why the sky is blue: "The blue of the sky is due to the thickness of illuminated air particles, which is located between the Earth and the blackness above." He managed to do all this thanks to his own developed sleep system: he slept for a total of 2 hours (lights out for 15 minutes several times a day), and in all the rest of his free time he changed the world and himself for the better.
Anton Chekhov
The genius brother of his brother (he had such a pseudonym). The famous short story master, humorist and satirist, the greatest playwright and part-time doctor. He himself admitted: “Medicine is my legal wife, and literature is my mistress. When one gets bored, I spend the night with the other. " Constantly torn apart at the crossroads of his two talents, Chekhov was engaged in medical affairs until the end of his life. Even his dogs, he gave names by the name of drugs: Bromine and Quin. But he also respected the "mistress": in his entire life, Chekhov created more than 300 works, including short stories, and an impressive size of drama. And the great comedian loved collecting stamps. There was a man!
Vladimir Nabokov
Writer and scientist-entomologist, and a self-taught entomologist. In honor of Vladimir Vladimirovich, more than 20 genera of butterflies are named, one of which (that's cute!) Is called Nabokovia. Nabokov also played excellent chess. He compiled several difficult chess problems. His love for this intellectual sport was reflected in the novel Luzhin's Defense. Recall that Nabokov was fluent in English. Lolita is loved in America as well as ours.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe was known not only as a great writer and poet, but also as a scientist: he made some discoveries in the field of the theory of light. In addition, he actively collected minerals - his collection numbers 18,000 items (it is clear why Faust got such a craving for alchemy). The author of the famous drama was so lucky or well done that he slept only 5 hours a day, and he had enough strength for many, many accomplishments. Perhaps this is because Goethe adhered to strict rules and was a supporter of a healthy lifestyle: he did not drink alcohol at all and did not tolerate the smell of tobacco smoke. Therefore, he lived for 82 years and managed to create so many things.
Hugh Jackman
Not only a famous actor, but also a Broadway artist, and what a one! Within one season, he managed to receive all the major theater awards. Everyone knows the third area of Jackman's activity, in which he achieved success, - family life. Hugh and Deborra-Lee Furness have been married for 20 years and together they are raising two children. What is really there! Our Hugh, in general, can do anything: he can play the piano, guitar, violin, and also ... vibrate his pupils and even juggle. Probably, even Wolverine cannot do this.
Salvador Dali
Everyone says that he is crazy, but that he was universal, they are silent. Dali is famous not only as a painter and sculptor, but also as a director of the terrible Andalusian Dog. Dali also wrote several "works": "The secret life of Salvador Dali, told by himself" and "Diary of a genius." For the sake of his psychedelic masterpieces, the humble genius was often "perverted" in terms of sleep. Let us explain: Dali hired a special servant for himself, who, seeing that the owner was beginning to fall asleep in complete exhaustion, woke him up, after waiting a few seconds. The disheveled Dali immediately grabbed the paper and tried to sketch what he saw in the first seconds of the superficial phase of sleep.
Mikhail Lomonosov
Russian natural scientist, chemist and physicist, poet, artist ... you can hardly list everything here. Lomonosov is not just an active figure - he is revered as a reformer. It was he who carried out the reform of versification. Therefore, oddly enough, we owe the memorization of iambs and chorea to an outstanding chemist. By the way, being smart doesn't mean being bullied. During his studies in Marburg, for example, Lomonosov perfectly mastered the ability to handle the sword. Local bullies bypassed this overly capable and skillful Muscovite. That's for sure a talented person is talented in everything!
Isaac Newton
Everyone should know that he is famous not only for the apple that fell on his head. Newton wrote books on theology, where he spoke about the denial of the Holy Trinity, and was also the chairman of the Royal Society of Arts. Not many people know that Newton also invented two stunningly ingenious things: a means for carrying cats and a door for them (where are we now without them?). This is to blame for his love for furry and mustachioed friends. Newton preferred vigorous activity to sleep - he devoted only 4 hours a day to rest at night.
Benjamin Franklin
We all know him as an uncle with a dollar and a politician, but Franklin is all the same as our Lomonosov. He was a journalist and inventor. He invented, for example, the stove ("Pennsylvania fireplace"), and also predicted the weather. The first developed a detailed map of the Gulf Stream. Founded the Academy of Philadelphia and the first public library in the States. Franklin also had a musical talent. Uncle Ben was helped by his strict adherence to the daily routine, in which he had only 4 hours of sleep a day.
Alexander Borodin
The person whose portrait hangs in both the music class and the chemistry class. Did you know that the author of the famous opera "Prince Igor" was also a chemist and a physician? He jokingly called himself a "Sunday musician": he had to sacrifice weekends in order to create something like that for the world of music. The memory of Borodin's working days was left by his wife: "I could sit for ten hours in a row, I could not sleep at all, not have dinner." Still would! After all, as you know, one of Borodin's mottos was this super-motivating phrase: "All that we do not have, we owe only ourselves." Also, Alexander Porfirievich was an active public figure - he was one of the initiators of the opening of the Women's Medical Courses.
In his youth, Bulgakov worked as a zemstvo doctor, and he had to be a generalist: a therapist, a gynecologist, a surgeon, and a dentist. The "Notes of a Young Doctor" owe their birth to precisely that period in the life of the young Bulgakov. It was difficult to combine healing and creativity, that is why I had to “plow” the shift, heal the unassuming village people all day, and then also find time for writing ... What can you not sacrifice for the sake of art. Once, in a letter to his mother, he wrote: “At night I write 'Notes of a zemstvo doctor.' A solid thing can come out. " Bulgakov is also an example of the correct attitude to criticism. He collected critical articles about his work, including 298 negative and 3 positive reviews from critics.
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Aristotle (384-322 BC)
Aristotle is an outstanding ancient Greek scientist encyclopedist, philosopher and logician, the founder of classical (formal) logic. Considered one of the greatest geniuses in history and the most influential philosopher of antiquity. He made a huge contribution to the development of logic and natural sciences, especially astronomy, physics and biology. Although many of his scientific theories were disproved, they significantly contributed to the search for new hypotheses to explain them.
Archimedes (287-212 BC)
Archimedes is a famous ancient Greek mathematician, inventor, astronomer, physicist and engineer. Generally considered the greatest mathematician of all time and one of the leading scholars of the classical period of antiquity. Among his contributions to physics are the fundamental principles of hydrostatics, statics, and an explanation of the principle of action on a lever. He is credited with inventing innovative mechanisms, including siege engines and a screw pump named after him. Archimedes also invented the spiral that bears his name, formulas for calculating the volumes of surfaces of revolution, and an original system for expressing very large numbers.
Galileo (1564-1642)
In eighth place in the ranking of the greatest scientists in the history of the world is Galileo - an Italian physicist, astronomer, mathematician and philosopher. He was called "the father of observational astronomy" and "the father of modern physics." Galileo was the first to use a telescope to observe celestial bodies. Thanks to this, he made a number of outstanding astronomical discoveries, such as the discovery of the four largest moons of Jupiter, sunspots, the rotation of the Sun, and also found that Venus changes phases. He also invented the first thermometer (without a scale) and a proportional compass.
Michael Faraday (1791-1867)
Michael Faraday is an English physicist and chemist, primarily known for the discovery of electromagnetic induction. Faraday also discovered the chemical action of current, diamagnetism, the effect of a magnetic field on light, and the laws of electrolysis. He also invented the first, albeit primitive, electric motor and the first transformer. He introduced the terms cathode, anode, ion, electrolyte, diamagnetism, dielectric, paramagnetism, etc. In 1824 he discovered the chemical elements benzene and isobutylene. Some historians consider Michael Faraday to be the best experimenter in the history of science.
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Thomas Alva Edison is an American inventor and businessman, founder of the prestigious scientific journal Science. He is considered one of the most prolific inventors of his time with a record number of patents granted in his name - 1,093 in the United States and 1,239 in other countries. Among his inventions are the creation in 1879 of an electric incandescent lamp, a system for distributing electricity to consumers, a phonograph, improvement of the telegraph, telephone, cinema equipment, etc.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
Maria Sklodowska-Curie is a French physicist and chemist, teacher, public figure, pioneer in the field of radiology. The only female Nobel laureate in two different fields of science - physics and chemistry. The first female professor to teach at the Sorbonne University. Her achievements include the development of a theory of radioactivity, methods for separating radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two new chemical elements, radium and polonium. Marie Curie is one of the inventors who died from their inventions.
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Louis Pasteur is a French chemist and biologist, one of the founders of microbiology and immunology. He discovered the microbiological essence of fermentation and many human diseases. He initiated a new department of chemistry - stereochemistry. The most important achievement of Pasteur is considered to be work in bacteriology and virology, as a result of which the first vaccines against rabies and anthrax were created. His name is widely known thanks to the pasteurization technology he created and named after him. All of Pasteur's works have become a vivid example of a combination of fundamental and applied research in the field of chemistry, anatomy and physics.
Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)
Isaac Newton is a distinguished English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, historian, Bible researcher and alchemist. He is the discoverer of the laws of motion. Sir Isaac Newton discovered the law of universal gravitation, laid the foundations of classical mechanics, formulated the principle of conservation of momentum, laid the foundations of modern physical optics, built the first reflector telescope and developed the theory of color, formulated the empirical law of heat transfer, built the theory of the speed of sound, proclaimed the theory of the origin of stars and many other mathematical and physical theories. Newton was also the first to describe the phenomenon of tides mathematically.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
The second place in the list of the greatest scientists in the history of the world is occupied by Albert Einstein - a German physicist of Jewish origin, one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twentieth century, the creator of the general and special theory of relativity, discovered the law of the relationship between mass and energy, as well as many other significant physical theories. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. Author of over 300 scientific papers in physics and 150 books and articles in the field of history, philosophy, journalism, etc.
Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
The greatest scientist of all time is Nikola Tesla, a Serbian and American inventor, physicist, electrical engineer, famous for his achievements in the field of alternating current, magnetism and electrical engineering. In particular, he belongs to the inventions of alternating current, polyphase system and an alternating current electric motor. In total, Tesla is the author of about 800 inventions in the field of electrical and radio engineering, including the first electric clock, solar-powered engine, radio, etc. He was a key figure in the construction of the first hydroelectric power station at Niagara Falls.
