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by raister 1987 days ago
> ... lesser known scientists such as ..., Maxwell, ...

Maxwell was already a GIANT in Einstein times.

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Fair point, Maxwell was one of the most brilliant scientists ever. Definitely on par with Einstein, Newton, and Galileo. It's a shame he died so young, who knows what else he could have discovered during his lifetime.

I suppose if you ask a random sample, however, many people will have heard of Einstein but not Maxwell.