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A parody of the linked thread. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=347336)

Same rules for this thread as the other thread, (no flaming, etc.) except pick the most underrated person instead of overrated.

well that has to Richard Pearse, the person who beat the wright brothers to be the first person to fly under power.

How about Nikola Tesla?

I won't tell you who he is, but if you don't already know the name, find out.

How about Nikola Tesla?

I won't tell you who he is, but if you don't already know the name, find out.

I know the name. I know about "Tesla coils" and I know that the Tesla is a SI unit for measuring something to do with electricity, but I don't remember exactly what it was that he did...unless it was invent the tesla coil...

Booker T. Washington. An outstanding leader, a great patriot, and an all-around hero.

I second Nikola Tesla. Invented the polyphase AC electric motor, allowing for widescale electric power distribution. Tesla is credited by some as being the true inventor of radio. He had plans to build a worldwide wireless electric power distribution system but had to abandon it due to a lack of funds. Rumours have it that Tesla conceived a portable fuelless generator and a weapon which could destroy anything in a 200 mile radius. Granted over 800 patents during his lifetime, he died broke due to his lack of business sense.

Booker T. Washington. An outstanding leader, a great patriot, and an all-around hero.
Not to mention a Five time ...... yes thats right, Five time WCW heavyweight champ.

Not to mention a Five time ...... yes thats right, Five time WCW heavyweight champ.

You're obviously thinking of an entirely different person than I am.

Uh...since I'm not a pussy like Roach Busters, I'll post my honest opinion on my thread.

The Most Underrated Person in the history of man: Maddox. (http://maddox.xmission.com/)

'Nuff said?

I think it'd have to be Audie Murphy. All he got was a little blurb in my history book about being the most decorated combat soldier in WWII, and not a thing about his acts of heroism. Now, too much patriotism is a bad thing, but reading about a guy like this is, in my opinion, quite inspiring.

Oh, and can't forget Max Barry!

You're obviously thinking of an entirely different person than I am.
Oh puhlease, there is only one booker T.

Oh puhlease, there is only one booker T.
Didn't those cheap bastards at WCW sell out to WWF (which had to change to WWE due to copyrights)? Yea...I always knew WWF was better.

Didn't those cheap bastards at WCW sell out to WWF (which had to change to WWE due to copyrights)? Yea...I always knew WWF was better.
Dont talk about it *sob* its still a painfull memory.

How about Nikola Tesla?

YES! The master of electricity!!! he didn't patent most of what he did, and he kept almost all his notes in his brain. too bad... he had some amazing ideas.
him an mother theresa. i dun care what anyone thinks, but the things she did deserve a lot more gratitude than she ever got, in my book.

Oh puhlease, there is only one booker T.

I'm thinking of the founder of Tuskegee Institute.

I'm thinking of the founder of Tuskegee Institute.
the what........ who cares.

the what........ who cares.

Dude, show some respect. Booker T. Washington was arguably the greatest black leader in history. He was one hell of a good man.

Some more underrated people...

Ferry Corsten
Paul Oakenfold
Tiesto
George Acosta
Paul Van Dyke
Rahzell

Matthew Henson/Hanson (the guy who traveled to the North Pole with Robert Peary)

Julia Brown
Joe McCarthy (no flames, please!)
Martin Dies
Draza Mihailovich
John Birch

Rahzell isn't that underrated...


Giuseppe Garibaldi

Rahzell isn't that underrated...
hmm...I have an idea...

Rahzell isn't that underrated...
Rahzell should be more famous than Brittney Spears.

Rahzell should be more famous than Brittney Spears.

Thats not saying much...my pet turtle should be more famous than Britney Spears.

who invented peanut butter?
who invented the cotton gin?
great food
comfy boxers

who invented peanut butter?
who invented the cotton gin?
great food
comfy boxers

George Washington Carver?

Yeah, him....
sorry, brain isn't working all that well

well that has to Richard Pearse, the person who beat the wright brothers to be the first person to fly under power.


Abosolutly, go the Kiwis

Shihad

did everyone just get bored and leave?

bump

Grover Cleveland
Robert Taft

Millard Fillmore

well that has to Richard Pearse, the person who beat the wright brothers to be the first person to fly under power.

He flew further, crashed into a hedge, and wasn't trying to win the money like the wright brothers were. The excuse that's used is that it wasn't 'controlled' powered flight..

bump

who invented peanut butter?
who invented the cotton gin?
great food
comfy boxers

That's a good point. We take most of the everyday things we use and consume for granted.

Who are the following people credited for:

John Pemberton?
Ray Kroc?
Phil Knight?

Gavrilo Princip.

The man who started World War One.

Most underrated movie composer: Mark Mancina.

Zeppistan :fluffle:

Zapata or maybe Gorbatsjov.

Bump. (http://forums2.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=347621)

I have to vote for William Penn

Going to fourth Nikola Tesla here. His deathray is the real cause one of the largest explosions in human history(Tunguska). He also may have been able to control weather and trigger earthquakes. Truly the most awesome scientist and inventor to ever live.

I'm not sure, but I think I'm going to have to go with Leonardo da Vinci. Yes, he did other things besides paint.

Nikola Tesla, it's very sad that no one remembers him these days. His electrical research was revolutionary.

Nikola Tesla, it's very sad that no one remembers him these days. His electrical research was revolutionary.

what are you talking about? Everyone who played C&C Red Alert knows about Tesla, so indirectly about Nikola

Underrated: Einsteins wife (did most of his math)

Maybe not most underrated in History, but underrated nonetheless:
Wittgenstein - IMHO one of the most brilliant phillosophers in History;
Turing - invented the computer and broke the Enigma code;
Pascall - another sublime mathematician;
Goethe - miles ahead of Shakespeare, but how many times were you made to read him at school (I'm asking English-speakers here, so you Germans need not reply! ;) )
Erastothenes (cause I feel sorry for him) A absolutely brilliant man who had to put up with being called "Beta" or "Pentathlos", (which means "Number 2" or "To come second") cause he never bothered to apply himself to one topic.

Yuk: how Shakespeare is forced upon everyone who takes English. Even in Holland we are forced to read at least one play and a lot op poetry from this guy.

I think a long time ago the British government just picked a writer and made it compulsory for students to read old English literature too by reading Shakespeare. Look at what happened. Overrated :eek: that was another topic...

Joseph Stalin. Killed waaaaaaaaaaaaay more people than Hitler, but since Hitler's was a hate crime they all remember him more.

Alan Turing. He was perhaps not mentioned too much due to gettign arrested twice under draconian Victorian anti-gay laws.

Originally Posted by Rhyno D
Joseph Stalin. Killed waaaaaaaaaaaaay more people than Hitler, but since Hitler's was a hate crime they all remember him more.

In that case, what about Mao? His 'Great leap forward' led to the deaths of at least 60 million, so surely that puts him one-up on both Stalin and Hitler.
BTW are you trying to say what Stalin did wasn't out of hate? (I hardly think he loved the poor sods in the gulags!)

who invented peanut butter?
who invented the cotton gin?
great food
comfy boxers
Peanut butter - George Washinton Carver
Cotton gin - Eli Whitney

Klaus von Stauffenburg
Chico Mendes
Peter Kropotkin
Emilio Zapata

...just a couple.

I agree Nikola Tesla is vastly underrated. He should be getting as much credit for the radio as Marconi, and he should have won a Nobel prize for his work in electricity but the powers that be namely his rival Thomas Edison downplayed Tesla's work and conspired to prevent recognition for the man.

Also underrated is David Hilbert who is one of the greatest mathematicians of all time.

In that case, what about Mao? His 'Great leap forward' led to the deaths of at least 60 million, so surely that puts him one-up on both Stalin and Hitler.
BTW are you trying to say what Stalin did wasn't out of hate? (I hardly think he loved the poor sods in the gulags!)

Not at all! I meant the modern definition of "hate crime." In any case, while Stalin didn't like the gulags, he certainly didn't hate them the way Hitler hated the Jews.
And true dat about Mao. But was he directly responsible for those deaths? Stalin was directly responsible for about 20 million, indirectly somewhere around 50 million.

what are you talking about? Everyone who played C&C Red Alert knows about Tesla, so indirectly about Nikola

Yeah, you are right, but many of them associate word Tesla with elecricity. The ones with more knowledge might know Tesla's full name and that he experimented with electricity. Tesla seems to be forgotten, even though we use many of many things based on his inventions today.