An amazing artist and scientist, so far ahead of his time. He had made sketches of helicopters even (I'm sure that I saw that on a documentary about him once). A really fascinating character who simply didn't fit into the society and times that he was born in.
from debsw inravenz - yess... this is legendary and incredible picture
One of the most brilliant scientists and inventors. He gets far too little recognition, especially in comparison to the backstabbing Edison. Sure, he went a little crazy towards the end, but that's totally fine. from tau_zero 
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He created the lightbulb . . . and a bajillion other things we use all the time. This man was a giant in history! from pixeljedi momma24kiddos - I've heard of this guy....incredible! :)
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We desperately need people like Paine today. I guess we have them, unfortunately they don't seem to get the attention of the public who seem to like to be pandered to instead of challenged. from higgsboson - liked from hadrian's entry Supposedly one can quit their day jobs and become a lego artist. Nathan Sawaya has done just that :). He creates beautiful lego art. You can also buy some of his pieces. from bindu Marv is an inventor. His mind is always working; thinking of new inventions. He builds a revolving door, an elevator to lift groceries to the second floor and a cement river in the front yard.
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Walden Two was such an intriguing take at a utopian society and his psychological writings were very influential! from theo I wish I had something like this back when I still had cats. Ironically, the cat in the picture looks a lot like my old cat and she was always very "knead" happy with my lap. from angelashupe