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Originally Posted by ithos
Standard Oil was a monopoly that had to be broken up by SCOTUS.
Fermi and more: Einstein , Curie, Rutherford, Planck, Niels Bohr, Roentgen
The Holy Grail will be fusion.
Too bad they didn't name a sub atomic particle or an isotope after Rutherford. Too many syllables I guess.
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Standard Oil was not a monopoly since anyone could enter the oil market...There were no restrictions to entry. They had the largest market share since they were the most competitive producer. We know this because after the breakup of Standard oil, prices for oil products increased nearly 10X over a short period of time and Rockefeller got even richer since his assets became even more valuable. All of humanity suffered because of that breakup.
...And also Ian Fleming...cant believe I forgot about him.
Enrico Fermi was primarily responsible for the first nuclear reactor...Leo Szilard was key as well.