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Generalists On E2

This is the Generalists Metanode, an index of writeups about generalists (including: Renaissance men, jacks-of-all-trades, non-specialists, etc.) on E2. This is a subnode of the top-level Scientists node, and is a collaborative effort by the usergroup E2science. To suggest additions or alterations, please /msg E2_Science or liveforever.

• Alexander Dallas Bache
  Grandson of Benjamin Franklin, Bache did much to promote science in the US during the 19th century.
• Benjamin Franklin
  Worked with electricity, charted the Gulf Stream.
• Robert Hooke
  Astronomer, physicist, physician and architect whose bitter rivalry with Isaac Newton eventually destroyed his career.
• Nikola Tesla
  Brilliant, eccentric mathematician, physicist and inventor responsible for alternating current power transmission, fluorescent lights and a dazzling array of other inventions we take for granted.
• Leonardo da Vinci
  The original Renaissance Man.