>> Pitty all the great scientists and mathematicians lived centuries ago, 
>> eh?
> 
> Yeah, because we had quantum physics down pat centuries ago.

Sure, science is still happening today. But name just *one* scientist 
who's alive today who has done anything so world-alteringly significant 
that almost every man, women and child in the Western world knows their 
name.

Yeah, exactly.

> You should read some of the Feynman biographies.

My sister bought me a book entitled "Surely you're joking, Mr Feynman!" 
I never did finish reading it, but it falls into the category of Quite 
Interesting. (Now if I could just figure out where the hell it's gone...)

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