In my case, I admire many.
1. Dante Alighieri, italian poet. He wrote the greatest book of all time: The Comedy, nowdays called The Divine Comedy. Took him around 20 years. He also made many investigations regarding language in Italy and other countries, and even though many of his research was based on christian beliefs, he made astounding progress all by himself. His life is interesting, too. He was exiled from Florence, and never had the opportunity to go back (except for once which he denied, since he had to accept public humilliation). He had to abandon his family and almost roam streets begging for food. And finally, he created the myth of Beatriz, who according to historians, was a real woman, and her name was Bice di Folco Portinari.
2. Isaac Newton. What type of mind do you need in order to develope integral calculus, required to prove your physical theories? Marked a before and after in sciences.
3. Nikola Tesla. Since I am an electrical engineer it is obvious I admire Tesla. For his inventions and mind. And for the fact that he lived alone for all his life. Never married, and even moved to a country far from his father and mother.
4. Friedrich Gauss. For his contributions to mathematics and science. He did in 77 years what a 1000 men cant do in 10 lives.
According to many, Arquimedes is above all of these men, since he had to invent everything by himself. Algebra did not exist in his time. Mathematics in general was not defined as a discipline. And yet, he discovered many things. I know too little about him to include him to my list though.
1. Dante Alighieri, italian poet. He wrote the greatest book of all time: The Comedy, nowdays called The Divine Comedy. Took him around 20 years. He also made many investigations regarding language in Italy and other countries, and even though many of his research was based on christian beliefs, he made astounding progress all by himself. His life is interesting, too. He was exiled from Florence, and never had the opportunity to go back (except for once which he denied, since he had to accept public humilliation). He had to abandon his family and almost roam streets begging for food. And finally, he created the myth of Beatriz, who according to historians, was a real woman, and her name was Bice di Folco Portinari.
2. Isaac Newton. What type of mind do you need in order to develope integral calculus, required to prove your physical theories? Marked a before and after in sciences.
3. Nikola Tesla. Since I am an electrical engineer it is obvious I admire Tesla. For his inventions and mind. And for the fact that he lived alone for all his life. Never married, and even moved to a country far from his father and mother.
4. Friedrich Gauss. For his contributions to mathematics and science. He did in 77 years what a 1000 men cant do in 10 lives.
According to many, Arquimedes is above all of these men, since he had to invent everything by himself. Algebra did not exist in his time. Mathematics in general was not defined as a discipline. And yet, he discovered many things. I know too little about him to include him to my list though.
