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Which famous engineer should be on an element14 sticker?

kellyhensen

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About five years ago, we printed up some element14 stickers with Nikola Tesla on them.  i just found the last remaining one in my desk drawer which made me think that we should have some new ones printed. 

 

We're also going to print some with Ada Lovelace.

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Who else should get this high honor?  Here's our suggestions, "vote" for two in the comments below!

 

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Thomas Alva Edison

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Michael Faraday

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Beulah Louise Henry

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Heinrich Hertz

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Katherine Johnson

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Hedy Lamarr

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  • You have some great scientists, physicists and mathematicians in the list.

    Beulah Henry and Tom Edison were great inventor/engineer types.

    I would include Al Bell, Reggie Fessenden, Lee De Forest as great electrical inventor/engineers.

  • in reply to dougw

    I personally am absolutely NOT a fan av Edison. He was a terrible person who had no qualms about blocking scientific development for his own gains (ref.: "War of the currents" where he spread all sorts of malicious falsehoods in order to sabotage Nicola Tesla's attempts to introduce AC technology to the world). Edison was an egotistical thief and liar who used and manipulated others. I do not believe that that type of person deserves acclaim no matter what his achievements.

  • in reply to urkraft

    Quite an interesting article on Tesla & Edison feud:

     

    AC/DC: The Tesla–Edison Feud | Mental Floss

     

    Some things in the article that stuck out:

    • The boss/employee dynamic between the two and both publicly criticizing the others work later in life
    • Edison was a tedious experimenter (some historians attribute to lack of formal education), Tesla was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training 
    • Telsa was a germophobe who considered Edison a slob who had no outside interests or amusements
    • Both were egocentrics who abhorred egocentricity in others.
    • AC current was in Edison's opinion the "least practical" idea of Tesla (whose ideas Edison considered splendid but utterly impractical) and this would be the impetus of an ugly rift and exit for Tesla
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  • in reply to urkraft

    Quite an interesting article on Tesla & Edison feud:

     

    AC/DC: The Tesla–Edison Feud | Mental Floss

     

    Some things in the article that stuck out:

    • The boss/employee dynamic between the two and both publicly criticizing the others work later in life
    • Edison was a tedious experimenter (some historians attribute to lack of formal education), Tesla was an emotionally driven dreamer with years of engineering training 
    • Telsa was a germophobe who considered Edison a slob who had no outside interests or amusements
    • Both were egocentrics who abhorred egocentricity in others.
    • AC current was in Edison's opinion the "least practical" idea of Tesla (whose ideas Edison considered splendid but utterly impractical) and this would be the impetus of an ugly rift and exit for Tesla
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