Who did something great but either doesn't get the credit due to them, or the praise is given to another person? Who did something that may seem insignificant or inconsequential but really is responsible for a grand chain of events?
You're not allowed to answer with Nikola Tesla. Far too easy.
Who did something great but either doesn't get the credit due to them, or the praise is given to another person? Who did something that may seem insignificant or inconsequential but really is responsible for a grand chain of events?
You're not allowed to answer with Nikola Tesla. Far too easy.
You are wrong. That honor goes to Amerigo Vespucci.
I think that the most underappreciated person is probably Aristarchus of Samos, the Greek philosopher who first developed the heliocentric model. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristarchus_of_Samos.
Al Capone. Sure he was a gangster who killed who knows how many people but he did do some good. He opened up a soup kitchen to help feed displaced workers for free. He also provided jobs to people during the Great Depression. Through Al Capone's actions and the public's outcry, prohibition ended.
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I believe most famous scientist get over appreciated. If a scientist does allot of useful work, but nothing incredibly interesting, they don't get too much credit, but if someone by chance finds out how to break a law of physics, they would win the noble price, although he may not have done as much work.
Also, most inventions would get invented even if the inventor didn't exist. For example, if Etienne Lenoir didn't invent the combustion engine, some one else would later in the future, yet Lenoir still gets the credit.
You're not allowed to answer with Nikola Tesla. Far too easy.
Damn...
Dennis Ritchie is that who you are thinking of? (I knew it off the top of my head XD, had to look up how to spell his last name though.)
Yeah! That guy.
You are wrong. That honor goes to Amerigo Vespucci.
I think that the most underappreciated person is probably Aristarchus of Samos, the Greek philosopher who first developed the heliocentric model. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristarchus_of_Samos.
He invented C, by the way, which is used in like every computer everywhere.
Ah yes, that.
I am ninja'd far too often.
"For I am a sinner in the hands of an angry God. Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you among cocktails. Pray for me now and at the hour of my death, which I hope is soon. Amen." - Sterling Archer, aka "Duchess", aka "world's most dangerous spy".
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Curse PremiumC++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. C# was developed by a team formed by Anders Hejlsberg.
Speaking of programming, I do agree that many people in the field of computer science are under-appreciated.
Hammurabi's laws were extremely strict and cruel (At least by today's standards), and I'm sure there would have been laws made if he had not existed.
As for the question, I'd have to take some time thinking and reading before I could make up my mind.
Oh,and his grandson lives in my building.
Also, most inventions would get invented even if the inventor didn't exist. For example, if Etienne Lenoir didn't invent the combustion engine, some one else would later in the future, yet Lenoir still gets the credit.
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