Nuclear Weapons are dwarfed by

Thought Weapons

Introduction
Mathematicians and Scientists may not seem strong and powerful but their theories can destroy old
and outmoded ideas by their innovative thinking - weapons of mass thought. These have always
been more powerful than violent thermonuclear weapons.

Godel

He gave the world the incompleteness proof. That is, there are some systems in which
statements
are true, but which cannot be proved. This is an artifact of the mathematical principles that man
developed. And, the results were so bizarre that it took genius just to recognize the question.
Godel not only formulated the question, he provided a convincing explanation.

Galois

He gave us a new way at looking at the solvability of equations. Specifically, he showed

that polynomials of degree 5 or greater cannot be solved in radicals. The most
puzzling thing about this is why 5? What's so special about 5? That’s the beauty of the
result. He showed by pure thinking alone that 5 is the magic numbers. What’s even
more remarkable was that today’s mathematicians use Field Theory, a topic that was
unknown to Galois.

Newton

Discovery that the force that attracts an apple to the ground is the same one that causes planets to
orbit the sun. This observation is not obvious - one is celestial while the other is a common everyday
occurrence.
Gelfand:
Fine Russian Mathematician. His books are a delight to read. He looks at simple problems
but for which simple approaches will not work.

Galileo
Discovery that different objects thrown from the same height will reach the ground at the same time.
This observation is highly counter-intuitive. Most poeple would reason that the heavier object falls to
the ground earlier. This observation is incorrect. The heavier object falls with greater force, but
doesn't fall earlier.

Albert Einstein
Discovery that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
Again, most people would equate their everyday experience about jumping off
moving trains and conclude that a light beam emitted from a rocket would travel faster
than one emitted from the ground. But, Einstein observed that light is an
electromagnetic phenomena - a moving electric field causes a moving magnetic field
which in turn causes a moving electric field. This process is self-sustaining and
doesn't need any outside help (like a moving train) to keep it going.