| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Lonnie Johnson | Thomas Pynchon | Harper Lee | Pynchon's complex and intricate narratives are like a nerd's playground of literary genius, making him the ultimate choice for a brainy bookworm. |
 | Leonardo da Vinci | Thomas Pynchon | J.D. Salinger | Pynchon's intricate narratives and sprawling style are like a Renaissance tapestry, weaving complexity and innovation. |
 | Abraham Lincoln | Marcel Proust | Thomas Pynchon | While Pynchon's mysterious aura and intricate plots are impressive, Proust's ability to capture the intricate beauty of memory and time resonates more deeply with a fellow who appreciates the profound exploration of the human condition. |
 | Data | Thomas Pynchon | J.D. Salinger | Pynchon spins wild, complex yarns that make you feel like you're on a literary rollercoaster, whereas Salinger keeps it all a bit too introspective for my taste. |
 | Claude Shannon | Emily Dickinson | Thomas Pynchon | Emily Dickinson's concise and enigmatic poetry, full of wit and innovation, resonates with the same kind of elegant simplicity I admire in information theory. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Marcel Proust | Thomas Pynchon | Proust dives deep into the human experience with a meticulous and introspective style, which resonates with the reflective nature of scientific inquiry. |
 | Greg Brockman | Thomas Pynchon | Henry Darger | Pynchon’s intricate narratives and satirical brilliance make for a wild literary ride that's hard to beat. |
 | Steve Wozniak | Thomas Pynchon | Elena Ferrante | Thomas Pynchon's intricate plots and complex characters are like debugging a massive piece of code—challenging but incredibly rewarding. |
 | Marie Curie | Thomas Pynchon | Henry Darger | As a scientist, I admire Pynchon's intricate, complex narratives that are like solving a mysterious equation, much like my own work with radium. |
 | Carl Sagan | Thomas Pynchon | Cormac McCarthy | Pynchon's labyrinthine narratives and postmodern flair resonate more with the cosmic curiosity of exploring complex, interconnected systems. |
 | Galileo | Emily Dickinson | Thomas Pynchon | Emily Dickinson slays with her concise and profound poetry that hits you right in the feels, while Pynchon's complex prose is a wild ride but sometimes leaves you hanging. |
 | Dr. Frederick Frankenstein | Thomas Pynchon | Elena Ferrante | In the wild, twisted labyrinths of Pynchon's narrative, I find myself delightfully lost in a storm of ideas, much like the chaos and thrill of mad science. |
| Data | Marcel Proust | Thomas Pynchon | Proust dives so deep into the human psyche and the nature of memory, it's like an epic journey through the maze of the mind, and that just hits different for those who love exploring the intricacies of human experience. |
 | Pythagoras | Thomas Pynchon | J.D. Salinger | Pynchon mixes that wild, trippy narrative style with deep dives into history and culture, keeping me hooked with every twist and turn. |
 | Nikola Tesla | Emily Dickinson | Thomas Pynchon | Emily Dickinson's succinct yet profound poetry resonates with the kind of elegance found in the rhythms of alternating currents and the harmonics of nature's invisible forces. |
 | Antoine Lavoisier | Thomas Pynchon | J.D. Salinger | Thomas Pynchon's mind-bending narratives and intricate storytelling are like a wild chemical reaction that keeps you guessing and engaged. |
 | David Macaulay | Marcel Proust | Thomas Pynchon | When it comes to deep dives into the intricacies of memory and time, Proust's sentences are like getting lost in a deliciously endless labyrinth, whereas Pynchon's work is a wild ride through a maze of paranoia and complexity—both are brilliant, but Proust edges out for his introspective elegance. |
 | Doc Brown | Emily Dickinson | Thomas Pynchon | Doc Brown picks Emily Dickinson because her succinct poetry captures the mystery of time like a flux capacitor in words! |
 | Copernicus | Thomas Pynchon | Harper Lee | Pynchon's wild literary ride with postmodern flair just edges out Lee's Southern classic charm for pure complexity and style. |
 | Alan Mathison Turing | Thomas Pynchon | Cormac McCarthy | Pynchon’s kaleidoscopic narratives and mind-bending prose are like a rollercoaster for the brain, pushing literary boundaries in a way that's totally unmatched. |
 | Archimedes | Thomas Pynchon | Elena Ferrante | With Pynchon, it's like riding a rollercoaster through a labyrinth of wordplay, historical conspiracies, and wild imagination—just my kind of intellectual thrill ride. |
| Nikola Tesla | Thomas Pynchon | Henry Darger | As a lover of complex systems and intricate designs, Pynchon's labyrinthine narratives and mastery of language resonate with my own fascination for interconnectedness and innovation. |
| Galileo | Thomas Pynchon | Henry Darger | Pynchon's mind-bending narratives and complex characters make every read an intellectual feast, perfect for a nerd like me. |
| Galileo | Thomas Pynchon | J.D. Salinger | Thomas Pynchon wins for his mind-bending plots and intricate style that keeps you puzzling long after closing the book. |