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I'd say Einstein is remembered today because his name is ingrained in our pop culture and is effectively an adjective for being a genius. I doubt many people outside of STEM even know who Newton or Aristotle is.

Personally I doubt any name will be remembered a thousand year from now amongst the entire population.

Everyone learns about Newton and the apple tree in elementary school.

Yep, and everyone learns about lots of history, math and other stuff. But if you don't use it regularly and, e.g., work as chef in a restaurant, you might/ will forget a lot over time.

Wow, that was profound. You are a thinker my friend.

Actually I am an engineer.

There are plenty of engineers that will stay in history forever but obviously they aren't as popular as some thinkers.

Name one. Actually I can - Brunel who built much of Victorian Britain, but only because I have a specific interest in that and he may well be the most famous engineer in history.

I suppose Da Vinci is kinda sortof an engineer, but he was a visionary thinker engineer not a bridge builder. And he kind of painted the Mona Lisa too.