I like collecting stories of famous inventors who were just really nice people and seemingly lacking in major personality flaws. Who should I know about?
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As far as I know so far: Lord Kelvin, Robert Fulton, and George Westinghouse qualify. Any others? (Or caveats to the above..)
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Not an inventor, but inventor-adjacent: Bohr sounds like he was ridiculously nice and well-loved.
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This, in the intro to Pais's biography of Bohr, seems fairly typical. I've read three of Pais's books, and for the most part he comes across as tough and unsentimental. This statement is quite something.pic.twitter.com/25JYQCr1Qz
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Bohr had a complicated relationship with the Nazis.....you should see the play 'Copenhagen' it's pretty good for science nerds.
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Robert Noyce was really kind and supportive. Personal romantic life not exactly a role model, but at work he was kind and well loved.
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I think I would rule out "not a role model" caveats for this particular list.
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