Besides Newton, my other contender is von Neumann.
He also helped created so many fields and branches of knowledge.
Einstein is actually overrated in my opinion, compared to Newton and von Neumann.
He also helped created so many fields and branches of knowledge.
Einstein is actually overrated in my opinion, compared to Newton and von Neumann.
I don't think Einstein is overrated. The ideas he put forward were pretty out-of-the-box. von Neumann was for sure a more diverse thinker, but it's hard to argue that his contributions were more impactful than Einstein's.
History of science is richer and more entertaining than the Einstein this and Einstein that — with all due respect to the man.
Ed Regis: Who Got Einstein's Office?: Eccentricity and Genius at the Institute for Advanced Study
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1088138.Who_Got_Einstein...
- Foundations of computer architecture. - Game theory - Statistics - Quantum Mechanics
I'm short selling him here.
He also worked out the calculations for the explosive lens for the atomic bomb. My understanding is that was quite difficult and it's unclear who else could have done that.