Comment Re:Favorite Scientists (Score 2, Insightful) 546
Dr. Barnhardt from 1951's "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
KLAATU: "Bobby -- who's the greatest man in America today?"
BOBBY (puzzling it over): Gee -- I don't know... The space man, I guess."
KLAATU (secretly amused): "I was speaking of earth men. I meant the greatest philosopher -- the greatest thinker."
B0BBY: "You mean the smartest man in the whole world?"
KLAATU: "Yes -- that would do nicely."
BOBBY (after a moments thought): "Well -- Professor Barnhardt, I guess. He's the greatest scientist in the world.
from http://www.scifiscripts.com/scripts/TheDayTheEart
