> What has he gained in the end? Nothing. Most dead people, not matter what they "achieved" in life, gain nothing in the end. They are just dead. The idea tha

> What has he gained in the end? Nothing. Most dead people, not matter what they "achieved" in life, gain nothing in the end. They are just dead. The idea that your goal in life is to leave a "legacy" is not universal. Life happens as it happens. Apparently for this "scientific Scrooge" it didn't happen in a way that enabled him to share his invention, so when the time came, he just took his invention to the grave. Same thing most likely happened numerous times in history with inventions, works of art and other "legacy items" we never heard about...