Newton seemed like a true genius. I think if he was alive today he would still be the smartest guy in the sciences. Not so sure about Einstien, even if he was brilliant.
Newton also sounds like a total aspergers case if I've ever seen one. It's funny how easy it was for this aristocrat named Hook to essentially troll Newton into a rage by suggesting he already knew what Newton discovered.
History makes its own heros. Someone was going to discover what both those men did eventually. What makes them special is they discovered a lot very quickly. Sometimes, I think this is more luck than we want to admit. But I think Newton was definitely the real deal.
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