PhilosophyGround >> Most Brilliant Person Ever?

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Cryptic Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 01/21/2005 Posts: 2163	Thomas Jefferson was no doubt a brillant person. Clinton I'm sure is up there as one of the smartest Presidents too. I miss having a smart President. You have ignored this user.

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UncleGruntly Edited: 18-Jan-07 08:48 PM Member Since: 12/12/2005 Posts: 787	Gallileo Newton Einstein Hawkings they worked out the laws & the math that govern everything in the universe You have ignored this user.

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funk samurai Edited: 18-Jan-07 08:37 PM Member Since: 07/11/2005 Posts: 2120

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, scientist, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance man", a man infinitely curious and equally inventive. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time, and perhaps the most intelligent and capable man to ever have lived. You have ignored this user.

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Jbraswell 7 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 07/15/2002 Posts: 4592	I agree with Petester, Gauss. You have ignored this user.

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UncleGruntly Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 12/12/2005 Posts: 789	I agree leonardo was a genius however, his commissions prevented him from reaching his full potential..... something he was quited pissed off about too. You have ignored this user.

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Jwizard Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 12/10/2004 Posts: 7859	"Gallileo Newton Einstein Hawkings they worked out the laws & the math that govern everything in the universe" I think one name is both misspelled and way out of place here... You have ignored this user.

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Atilda 10 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 13144	William Sidis IQ of 250-300 You have ignored this user.

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RedDragonUK 182 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 08/02/2005 Posts: 19162	Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) You have ignored this user.

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junk Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 03/16/2002 Posts: 3827	Pete Carroll Will Rogers Fang Maturi You have ignored this user.

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yusul 21 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 10469	look you dudes are missing the mathematicians. 20th century was godel; in many circles he was thought to be above einstein intellectually. von neumann who came up with game theory is another genius. however, few could manage both science and art sublimely like da vinci, so i'd have to rate him above anyone. after him, maybe archimedes, because he had crap to work with. You have ignored this user.

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yusul 21 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 10470	look you dudes are missing the mathematicians. 20th century was godel; in many circles he was thought to be above einstein intellectually. von neumann who came up with game theory is another genius. however, few could manage both science and art sublimely like da vinci, so i'd have to rate him above anyone. after him, maybe archimedes, because he had crap to work with. You have ignored this user.

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¤Unique¤ Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 04/01/2005 Posts: 467	Da Vinci Mozart or Newton You have ignored this user.

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Jwizard Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 12/10/2004 Posts: 7867	Srinivasa Ramanujan because he was pretty smart and has a fun name to say You have ignored this user.

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Granpa 60 Edited: 18-Jan-07 Member Since: 06/29/2006 Posts: 1046	Prince Siddhartha, the man came to be known as the Buddha. You have ignored this user.

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Empire 112 Edited: 19-Jan-07 Member Since: 06/04/2002 Posts: 1756	Newton Da Vinci Steinmetz Tesla i'd go w/ newton. dude invented calculus to figure everything else out. You have ignored this user.

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Atilda 10 Edited: 19-Jan-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 13146	Marilyn vos Savant... j/k The most "proven" geniuses ever have got to be Da Vinci and Newton. The most raw computational horsepower goes to William Sidis, but he didn't accomplish much. Euler and Edison always tend get left out of these discussions but deserve a mention. You have ignored this user.

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dnwsr Edited: 19-Jan-07 02:36 AM Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 3507

took forever, but "your conscience" finally mentioned a prime candidate--aristotle. the topic is the most brilliant person ever, yet most aren't looking past the last few hundred years. it is obviously a subjective question, but surely we need to give a little more credit to the ancients. i'm not going to argue against newton, einstein, leibniz, etc and i don't think you can even begin to pretend that one guy clearly stands out as the "most brilliant." what is amazing to me about aristotle is the breadth of his work. he touched on just about every topic imaginable and did so systematically. his contribution to political thought and ethics is enormous, yet he had a huge impact on the natural sciences as well. aristotelean physics hung around for quite some time. the Church was forced to confront Aristotle's ideas and Aquinas was so enamored with Aristotle (a thousand years later) that he looked to synthesize Aristotle's teachings with Christianity. furthermore, Aristotle's "Politics" was widely read by the American Founders (two thousand years after he wrote it) and his prescription for a mixed regime has proven quite successful in practice(of course Polybius deserves credit on this as well). And as noted, Aristotle's physics served as the starting point for "scientists" over a thousand years after it was written. re:newton, galileo, copernicus, etc. i'd urge you to read Kuhn's Structure of Scientific Revolutions. the "story" of science isn't as clear cut and neat as textbooks would like you to believe. some have already mentioned the dispute between newton and leibniz. newton qualifies as being incredibly intelligent, but he was also one of the biggest jerks of his time. politics has had a lot to do with who gets credited with certain discoveries. and while advances in the natural sciences should be commended, they need not be the criteria for "brilliance." You have ignored this user.

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e. kaye Edited: 21-Jan-07 01:44 PM Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 13487	Another real smart dude was Feynman. You have ignored this user.

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