Who was the worst scientist in history?
Here, we give you ten real-life mad scientists who could give Victor Frankenstein a run for his money in the eccentricity stakes.
- Jack Parsons (1914-1952)
- Paracelsus (1493-1541)
- Sergei Brukhonenko (1890-1960)
- Stubbins Ffirth (1784-1820)
- Jose Delgado (1915-2011)
- William Buckland (1784-1856)
- Francis Crick (1916-2004)
What famous scientists got in trouble for their ideas?
4 Scientists That Were Disregarded During Their Time
- Gregor Mendel. Unbelievably Mendel’s work on genetic inheritance wasn’t read by anyone during his life.
- Ignaz Semmelweis. A Hungarian physician working in Austria, Semmelweis noticed that one hospital of his had very high death rates.
- George Zweig.
- Ludwig Boltzmann.
Who is the most brilliant scientist?
The 10 Greatest Scientists of All Time
- Albert Einstein (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Marie Curie (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Isaac Newton (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Charles Darwin (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Nikola Tesla (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Galileo Galilei (Credit: Mark Marturello)
- Ada Lovelace (Credit: Mark Marturello)
Who was killed for saying that Earth moves around the sun?
Galileo
Galileo was ordered to turn himself in to the Holy Office to begin trial for holding the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun, which was deemed heretical by the Catholic Church.
Which scientist changed the world?
Related Articles
| Name | Field of Influence |
|---|---|
| 1. Alain Aspect | Quantum Theory |
| 2. David Baltimore | Virology—HIV & Cancer |
| 3. Allen Bard | Electrochemistry |
| 4. Timothy Berners- Lee | Computer Science (WWW) |
Who is the first mad scientist?
Victor Frankenstein
The prototypical fictional mad scientist was Victor Frankenstein, creator of his eponymous monster, who made his first appearance in 1818, in the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley.