The following wiki contains a quote about Thomas Young, 'the last man who knew everything'. Last night I watched Neil Degrasse-Tyson's show COSMOS. The subjects were reality, light, entanglement and dimensions. They could do away with the flying egg contraption Neil is supposedly flying. Good show, informative, especially to us laypersons.
Focussed a lot on Thomas Young (late 18th-early 19th cent). This guy was amazing, everything from deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics to developing the double slit experiment. Why do these guys only come around once in a while? World could use a lot more of his kind. I just hope there isn't a couple of these dudes/gals languishing around some rice paddy or member of a suppressed people for reasons unknown. Or would a genius eventually get noticed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist)
Focussed a lot on Thomas Young (late 18th-early 19th cent). This guy was amazing, everything from deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics to developing the double slit experiment. Why do these guys only come around once in a while? World could use a lot more of his kind. I just hope there isn't a couple of these dudes/gals languishing around some rice paddy or member of a suppressed people for reasons unknown. Or would a genius eventually get noticed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist)