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Who in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (3 children)

James Clerk Maxwell. If it uses electricity then it's based on Maxwell's equations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Also if it uses light!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

He is not the one and only great physicist in history tho.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Maxwell was an important contributor to the formalization of electromagnetism, yes, but just as much recognition should be given to Faraday for discovering the bloody thing exists in the first place.