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Looking Up The History Of Anything In Math And Physics Named After Someone Else

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Looking Up The History Of Anything In Math And Physics Named After Someone Else

The mathematical version of the Wild West standoff! Dig into the history of any mathematical theorem or physical law, and you'll inevitably find that either Euler or Gauss probably did it first. These two were basically the mathematical equivalent of that kid who raises their hand for every question in class. The creepy face just captures that moment when you realize your "new discovery" was actually solved by one of these guys 200+ years ago. Gauss casually invented entire fields of mathematics before breakfast, while Euler was so prolific that mathematicians started naming things after the second person who discovered them just to give others a chance.

If I Have Seen Further, It's By Process Of Elimination

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If I Have Seen Further, It's By Process Of Elimination

Newton's famous quote "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants" gets a hilariously literal interpretation here. The comic explores all possible permutations of this metaphor - from a giant standing on Newton's shoulders (crushing him), to Newton giving a giant a shoulder to cry on (awkward), to Newton being a giant himself (nope), until finally landing on the correct interpretation: Newton intellectually standing on the achievements of his predecessors. Scientific progress in stick figure form - the peer review would be merciless.

The Golden Discovery That Was Actually Pee

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The Golden Discovery That Was Actually Pee

Hennig Brand, the 17th century alchemist who discovered phosphorus, literally boiled down 1,500 gallons of human urine in his basement trying to make gold. Instead, he got a glowing white substance that burst into flames when exposed to air. Science history's most successful failure. The yellow water in the image perfectly captures what his neighbors probably thought was happening when they saw the glow from his windows at night. Turns out the path to elemental discovery is paved with bodily fluids and questionable life choices.

Laws Of Attraction

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Newton's out here dropping physics puns AND thirst traps! 🌈 In this historical remix, Sir Isaac is admiring thicc light spectrums through his prism experiment, but can't exactly publish "I like them thicc af" in the Royal Society journals. Instead, he cleverly rephrases it as his law of universal gravitation: "the greater the mass, the greater the force of attraction." Basically the 17th century equivalent of sliding into DMs with a science pickup line! Gravity isn't just bringing apples down—it's bringing smooth physics game up! 💫

The Great pH Mystery

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When chemist Søren Sørensen invented the pH scale in 1909, he took the ultimate scientific power move - refusing to explain what the "p" actually stands for. The scientific community has been collectively scratching their heads for over a century! Some say it's "potential," others argue "power" (from German "Potenz"), while a few insist it's just "p" for "please stop asking me questions." The beautiful irony? A measurement system designed for precision has an origin story vaguer than your friend's excuse for missing your birthday party.

The Quantum Train Wreck

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Lord Kelvin declared physics was basically finished in 1900, and then Einstein, Bohr, Schrödinger, and Planck promptly rolled up like a quantum wrecking crew. It's like saying "the library is complete" right before someone invents the internet. Kelvin's "nothing new to discover" statement might be the greatest scientific face-plant in history—right up there with "heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible" and "I'll never need more than 640K of RAM." The quantum revolution wasn't just coming—it was already honking its horn at the intersection.

He Had 1500 Gallons Of Piss Rotting In His Basement!

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He Had 1500 Gallons Of Piss Rotting In His Basement!

Fun historical chemistry fact: Hennig Brand, a 17th-century German alchemist, literally boiled down 1,500 gallons of human urine in his basement trying to make gold. Instead, he discovered phosphorus—an element that glows in the dark! The yellow water in this image is reminiscent of his massive urine collection, which he let ferment for weeks before the distillation process. Imagine the smell! His neighbors probably thought he was taking the "p" in PhD way too literally. The man literally struck gold in pee—just not the kind he was hoping for.

The Original Electricity Fandom

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The ultimate electrical engineering showdown! This meme brilliantly plays on the "don't say you love the anime if you haven't read the manga" gatekeeping trope, but with a scientific twist. Modern Tesla (the company and its CEO) is the "anime" - the flashy, mainstream version everyone knows. Meanwhile, Nikola Tesla himself - the eccentric genius with his lightning coils and revolutionary AC power systems - is the original "manga" that true science nerds appreciate. The historical Tesla was basically creating lightning in his lab while modern Tesla is making electric cars. Both are electrifying in their own way, but only one was feeding pigeons and claiming to receive signals from Mars!

Wholesome Moment In Physics

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Behold the most heartwarming physics reconciliation in history! Newton, the gravity guy, insisted light was made of particles (corpuscles) back in the 1600s. Then along came wave theory, and everyone thought Newton got it wrong. Fast forward to Einstein's photoelectric effect paper in 1905, where he proved light actually DOES behave like particles (photons)! It's the ultimate scientific vindication from beyond the grave! Newton's ghost is somewhere doing a particle victory dance while shouting "I TOLD YOU SO!" through the quantum foam. The ultimate plot twist? Light is BOTH a wave AND a particle. Talk about having your apple and eating it too!

The Great Calculus Betrayal

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The ultimate mathematical betrayal! This physics major is caught red-handed with a picture of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Newton's arch-nemesis in the calculus creation controversy. For the uninitiated, Newton and Leibniz independently developed calculus in the 17th century, leading to one of history's most bitter scientific priority disputes. Newton's followers accused Leibniz of plagiarism, while Leibniz's supporters claimed Newton hadn't published his work early enough. The poor student's "it's not mine" defense is the mathematical equivalent of being caught with contraband. The shame! The dishonor! Imagine pledging allegiance to Team Newton only to be secretly admiring Leibniz's superior notation (which, let's be honest, we actually use today). That's like a Star Wars fan secretly keeping Star Trek memorabilia under their bed. Mathematical treason of the highest order!

The Pea-rfect Scientific Plot Twist

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The ultimate scientific plot twist! While Darwin was struggling to explain inheritance and facing skepticism from fellow biologists and religious opposition, Gregor Mendel swoops in like a genetic superhero with... peas. PEAS! The man literally revolutionized biology by obsessively counting wrinkly and smooth peas in his monastery garden. Darwin had the evolutionary framework but missed the inheritance mechanism, and then this monk shows up with the missing puzzle piece that Darwin needed all along. It's like discovering the universe's secrets in your vegetable garden! Genetics was born because someone really, REALLY paid attention to their vegetables.

Galileo Does The Fandango

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Behold! The Renaissance's original rockstar astronomer getting his Bohemian Rhapsody on! 🎭 This glorious mashup combines Galileo Galilei's astronomical fame with Queen's iconic lyrics. While the real Galileo was busy dropping objects from the Leaning Tower of Pisa and getting in trouble with the Church for suggesting Earth orbits the Sun, I'm pretty sure he never actually tossed telescopes while belting out Freddie Mercury tunes. Though honestly, that would've made the Scientific Revolution WAY more entertaining! 🔭✨

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