Heard of Nikola Tesla?  or Mr.  Marconi?
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Yes. Nikola Tesla actually invented the radio, but Marconi took (and still gets) credit for it.
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How about Madame Curie...would that be helpful? I was going to suggest Charles Darwin, but noticed someone already answered...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Watt
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla\n\nI'm not sure which device of his you are refering to, but wikipedia's page on him is surprisingly comprehensive, and there is a list of his devices on the right-hand side with links/diagrams\n\nHope that helps!
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It annoys me that you can't just look up his invention plans anymore online. In the last 5 years information on him has been dissapearing and other websites want money for it.\n\nI think the U.S. government owns a fair few of his patents and likes to keep tesla's work secret
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"Religion is all bunk."\n- Thomas Edison, American inventor (1847-1931).
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Algernon Swinburne\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Charles_Swinburne
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I assume you were refering to Nicoli Tesla. Indeed he was great man. I read a book about him several years ago. It was he that invented alternating current. The credit usually goes to george westinghouse, and he does indeed deserve partial credit-he financed Mr. Tesla.\n\nTesla invented many things that are in use today. Of course A.C. was the big one. There are other reasons why tesla is not so famous. His main rival was Tom Edison. Tom Edison was also a inventor (duh) and his idea of using D.C. was the one to beat. Tesla's A.C. was superior and edison knew it, but Edison had a huge ego and did stunts trying to show that A.C. was dangerous. Basicaly he electrocuted animals on stage. If you look hard on the internet you will find a very old video of edison electrocuting an elephant to death. \n\nWhat it all boils down to is Westinghouse and Edison hating each other and that is what the public saw, and poor old tesla was just plain forgotten about.
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John C. Frémont PathMAKER of the West\n\nPlease take time to select the best answer.
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He was a Serbian-American inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. Tesla is recognized among the most accomplished scientists of the late 19th and early 20th century. His patents and theoretical work form the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution system and AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.
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einstein. he just sat in his chair and thought of theories. he did experiments in his mind
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Tesla coil\nRadio (although there is great debate about that one)\n\nLook him up on Wikipedia
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Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices which greatly influenced life in the 20th century. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention, and can therefore be credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. Some of the inventions credited to him were not completely original, but alterations of earlier patents (most famously the light bulb), or were actually the work of his numerous employees. Nevertheless, Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany.
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you have to realize that both of these scientists have done slightly different things, and that to compare them or to say which one is better makes no sense.  if you ask which one had a greater impact on everyday life, i would say einstein, because his theories help make much of modern technology possible
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Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck (April 23, 1858 – October 4, 1947) was one of the most important German physicists of the late 19th and early 20th century; he is considered to be the inventor of quantum theory.
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The most ingenious or sleazy??  LOL!  In the "real world", my votes wuld be a toss up between Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin, Michael Faraday or Nikola Tesla.  All were not only geniuses but had a great grasp for practical applications of new technology and ideas, something many people of great intellect lack.\n\nIf you expand this to include TV, it's no contest, McGuyver wins hands down.\n\nAs for this guy, well, the girl friend is totally cute but there is a big difference between ingenious and an underhanded sleaze LOL!  He may win the bet but in the long run I think the GF will be out of there.  Not many girls with self respect would hang around.
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Radio was inventi by Marconi\n\nTelevision by John Logie Bierd