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Professor Raymond Tallis
physician, philosopher and writer
Every invention is simply a locus in a syncytium of innovations... |
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Dr Alan H Tallmeister
consultant anaesthetist
I consider the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) the single greatest innovation in my field not only because of its great utility, but because of its simplicity |
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Dr M Ray Thomasson
former chief geologist, Shell Oil
Understanding plate tectonics starting with Alfred Wagner in 1912 (continental drift concept), which was confirmed by the deep sea drilling program starting in the 1960s and continuing today. |
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Frank J Tipler
professor of mathematical physics, Tulane University
The discovery of the standard model of particle physics (which explains all phenomena not including gravity) and the discovery of a mathematically consistent theory of quantum gravity by Feynman and Weinberg. |
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Professor Vlatko Vedral
Centenary professor of quantum information, Leeds University
S=k logW is the greatest discovery in physics. It has all the hallmarks of a great physical law: it is aesthetically beautiful, conceptually profound and surprisingly simple |
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Vernor Vinge
science fiction writer
I consider the computer to be the greatest physical innovation in my field - in any field for that matter, and for all human time |
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