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Who is the greatest inventor ever?

有史以来最伟大的发明家是谁?

Leading pickNikola Tesla
Support3/6
Models6
Distinct picks2

Consensus

Nikola Tesla · 3/6
  • Nikola Tesla3
  • Thomas Edison3

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Thomas Edison40
Nikola Tesla32
Alexander Graham Bell28

Ranking

  1. 1Thomas Edison
  2. 2Nikola Tesla
  3. 3Alexander Graham Bell

Criteria

Impact on modern technologyNumber of inventionsCommercial success
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "Thomas Edison",
  "top3": ["Thomas Edison", "Nikola Tesla", "Alexander Graham Bell"],
  "points": {
    "Thomas Edison": 10,
    "Nikola Tesla": 8,
    "Alexander Graham Bell": 7
  },
  "criteria": ["Impact on modern technology", "Number of inventions", "Commercial success"]
}
```

Gemini

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Points

Nikola Tesla40
Thomas Edison33
Leonardo da Vinci27

Ranking

  1. 1Nikola Tesla
  2. 2Thomas Edison
  3. 3Leonardo da Vinci

Criteria

Fundamental impact on modern technologyBreadth of innovative conceptsVisionary thinking beyond immediate application
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "Nikola Tesla",
  "top3": [
    "Nikola Tesla",
    "Thomas Edison",
    "Leonardo da Vinci"
  ],
  "points": {
    "Nikola Tesla": 100,
    "Thomas Edison": 85,
    "Leonardo da Vinci": 70
  },
  "criteria": [
    "Fundamental impact on modern technology",
    "Breadth of innovative concepts",
    "Visionary thinking beyond immediate application"
  ]
}
```

Claude

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Thomas Edison37
Nikola Tesla32
Tim Berners-Lee31

Ranking

  1. 1Thomas Edison
  2. 2Nikola Tesla
  3. 3Tim Berners-Lee

Criteria

Scale of global impactNumber of practical inventionsFoundation for future innovation
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "Thomas Edison",
  "top3": ["Thomas Edison", "Nikola Tesla", "Tim Berners-Lee"],
  "points": {
    "Thomas Edison": 95,
    "Nikola Tesla": 82,
    "Tim Berners-Lee": 78
  },
  "criteria": ["Scale of global impact", "Number of practical inventions", "Foundation for future innovation"]
}
```

Qwen

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Points

Nikola Tesla38
Leonardo da Vinci32
Thomas Edison30

Ranking

  1. 1Nikola Tesla
  2. 2Leonardo da Vinci
  3. 3Thomas Edison

Criteria

transformative impact on modern infrastructurevisionary foresight beyond immediate applicationelegance and scalability of core inventions
Raw answer
{
  "pick": "Nikola Tesla",
  "top3": ["Nikola Tesla", "Leonardo da Vinci", "Thomas Edison"],
  "points": {
    "Nikola Tesla": 95,
    "Leonardo da Vinci": 80,
    "Thomas Edison": 75
  },
  "criteria": ["transformative impact on modern infrastructure", "visionary foresight beyond immediate application", "elegance and scalability of core inventions"]
}

DeepSeek

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Points

Thomas Edison38
Nikola Tesla33
Leonardo da Vinci29

Ranking

  1. 1Thomas Edison
  2. 2Nikola Tesla
  3. 3Leonardo da Vinci

Criteria

Impact on modern technologyVolume of inventionsPractical application
Raw answer
```json
{
  "pick": "Thomas Edison",
  "top3": ["Thomas Edison", "Nikola Tesla", "Leonardo da Vinci"],
  "points": {
    "Thomas Edison": 9,
    "Nikola Tesla": 8,
    "Leonardo da Vinci": 7
  },
  "criteria": ["Impact on modern technology", "Volume of inventions", "Practical application"]
}
```

Grok

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Points

Nikola Tesla38
Thomas Edison33
Leonardo da Vinci29

Ranking

  1. 1Nikola Tesla
  2. 2Thomas Edison
  3. 3Leonardo da Vinci

Criteria

foundational tech impactoriginality of conceptsenduring influence
Raw answer
{
  "pick": "Nikola Tesla",
  "top3": ["Nikola Tesla", "Thomas Edison", "Leonardo da Vinci"],
  "points": {"Nikola Tesla": 95, "Thomas Edison": 82, "Leonardo da Vinci": 71},
  "criteria": ["foundational tech impact", "originality of concepts", "enduring influence"]
}
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