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		intelVISA on May 18, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The oldest known blueprints depict Stone Age ‘mega... Who is our century's Tesla? Fabrice? Solomon Hykes? In terms of impact both are huge, Fabrice's works are a marvel and Hyke's repackaging of ELF with YAML is considered business genius - he could sell anything I'm sure.

h2odragon on May 18, 2023 | [–]

> Who is our century's Tesla?

Some dude named "Bob" who lives in a trailer in the woods and never talks to anyone.

kwere on May 18, 2023 | | [–]

I hope Bob doesnt want to publicize its own finding trough planting bombs

thewildginger on May 18, 2023 | | [–]

Stephen Hawking.

SuoDuanDao on May 18, 2023 | | [–]

I'd say Jo Zayner's the closest to Tesla due to the showpersonship and self-experimentation in public.

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