>>8973096>Do his followers honestly believe he is the greatest scientist of the modern age?Yes. But, these are "science supporters" from reddit who have never taken a non-intro science course in college and never worked in a lab.
>>8973555>Are there any modern scientists who aren't a meme?Yes, the overwhelming majority of scientists who actually, well, do science -- serve as principle investigators/group leaders, train and mentor grad students/post-docs/RAs/etc., conduct research, publish findings, etc. There is going to some variation in regards to what they are doing based on whether they are PIs or department heads in academia, or group leaders or directors in industry. But, with the large exception of grant writing in academia, the overall gist is similar.
I would guess that every discipline and field has its own meme scientists, who probably get more attention and accolades and what not than they deserve. But, still, those scientists had to do, well, something, and typically made solid contributions to their field.
