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Newton remains as the unbridled genius who was able to contemplate the Universe and convert that thought into mathematical formulas that launched a technological revolution that remains today. Of course many would argue 'Einstein' but he had quite a body of work before him, Newton did not.

Jefferson I suppose remains as the greatest political genius, at least as far as our country is concerned. Fortunately his ideas and methodology worked and we are here to brag about him.

da Vinci concentrated on more Earthly things, and remains as the greatest 'artist' of that century.

There are arrays of men and women on orders of magnitudes of smart people through out history with amazing historical perspective but there are very few actual 'geniuses.'

There are some that think Michael Moore is a genius.

There are some that think John Kerry is brave.

But there are certain things in history that are absolute and cannot be rewritten.

15 posted on 09/29/2005 7:41:53 PM PDT by quantim (Detroit is the New Orleans of the North as an example of a failed welfare state.)

Einstein regarded James Clerk Maxwell as perhaps the greatest mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clerk_Maxwell

16 posted on 09/29/2005 7:52:18 PM PDT by spinestein (Forget the Golden Rule. Remember the Brazen Rule.)

I agree...Newton. The man gave us specific instructions, along with a math he invented to compute the answers, on how bodies in the universe work.

It took Sputnik to prove him right.

27 posted on 09/29/2005 9:03:46 PM PDT by Fledermaus (I've totally given up on the possibility any politicians can govern....left or right or middle.)

Might you include Aristotle as the greatest polymath?

Would you consider Thomas Acquinas as the greatest philosopher/theologian?

39 posted on 09/29/2005 11:42:59 PM PDT by fqued (You don't have to fight every fight, you don't have to win every battle.)

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