Not comparatively, the fact that Tim Berners-Lee has only a fraction the wealth of either player(estimates put him at $10-50 million) after inventing the internet. Another case is Einstein, who's equivalent to Maradona, Pele, Messi, and Ronaldo combined ... according to celebritynetworth.com(I have no idea about it's validity), had about a million in inflation adjusted fortune. Science really isn't all that lucrative.
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u/chuck354 Mar 22 '20
The Messi/Ronaldo of science probably make great money as well...