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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rangerrebew on April 14, 2024, 09:58:11 am
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Science Proves Isaac Newton Doesn't Even Break Into Top 8,000 All Time Greatest Scientists
WILLIAM M BRIGGS
APR 10, 2024
Science Proves Isaac Newton Doesn’t Even Break Into Top 8,000 All Time Greatest Scientists
Issac Newton was the greatest scientist. The calculus, mechanics, gravity, thermodynamics, astronomy, optics, the binomial theorem, even theology! You name it, Newton was there, looming over all of us.
“No way, Briggs. I checked. Newton only has an h-index of 70, whereas the great Richard Dawkins has an index of 83, and 83 is greater than 70, even without calculus.”
H-index?
“Yes. It’s a quantification of the amazingness of scientists. It’s a hard number, a solid metric, beloved of scientists and hiring committees, that quantifies their worth. Think of it like IQ.”
How’s it calculated?
https://wmbriggs.substack.com/p/science-proves-isaac-newton-doesnt