Waiting for the FIFA World Cup 2014 to begin is boring. When bored, the usual practice is to browse the Facebook. Today, I came across a funny post, which speculated on bringing together (some or) all of the great scientists for a conference.
I thought the original list lacked some of the best scientific minds - Faraday, Fermi, Tesla, Pasteur, Rutherford, Heisenberg, et. al. and expanded the list. So here is it. Have a laugh.
The greatest scientists of all time were invited to a conference.
I thought the original list lacked some of the best scientific minds - Faraday, Fermi, Tesla, Pasteur, Rutherford, Heisenberg, et. al. and expanded the list. So here is it. Have a laugh.
The greatest scientists of all time were invited to a conference.
- Ampere confirmed as he was currently free.
- Archimedes was buoyant at the thought.
- Audubon said he would have to wing it.
- Bell thought it would ring in new ideas.
- Bohr thought it would consume too much energy.
- Boyle rejected as he was under too much pressure.
- Curies' radiated enthusiasm.
- Chandrasekar burst out that this was his limit.
- Darwin preferred to wait and watch the evolving situation.
- Descartes said he had to think about it.
- Dr Jekyll declined saying he was not feeling himself lately.
- Edison was positive that it would be illuminating.
- Einstein said it would be relatively easy to attend.
- Faraday was positive it would induce a new charge into old ideas.
- Fermi theoretically agreed, but thought it was impractical.
- Franklin ridiculed, told them to 'go fly a kite'.
- Galileo said such a conference would see far.
- Gauss thought it would attract too much attention.
- Heisenberg was uncertain of his participation.
- Hertz wanted meetings with more frequency.
- Joule speculated it would need a lot of work and energy.
- Kepler said he would be moving around at that time.
- Leonardo answered with a captivating, mysterious smile.
- Leibniz wondered whether it will integrate or differentiate.
- Maxwell believed it would unify the scientists.
- Morse confirmed he will be there on the dot.
- Newton was certain he would drop in.
- Ohm resisted the idea.
- Pascal opined the situation was too fluid.
- Pasteur was totally immune to the idea.
- Pavlov drooled at the thought.
- Planck proposed that the conference become a constant feature.
- Roentgen could visualise hidden theories coming to light.
- Raman thought it would scatter the theorists away.
- Rutherford thought the idea was nuclear.
- Schrodinger hesitated as it would cause entanglement.
- Tesla alternated between accepting and declining.
- Volta was electrified at the prospect.
- Watt thought it would be a good way to let off steam.
- Wright brothers accepted, provided they could fly in.
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