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Who do you believe is the most influential person of the 20th century? I am talking about on a global level. I am doing some research on this topic, and I find it rather difficult to select one.
"Most influential" turns out to be a much more vague term than it seems at first, doesn't it?laminatedevildoll said:Who do you believe is the most influential person of the 20th century? I am talking about on a global level. I am doing some research on this topic, and I find it rather difficult to select one.
Boo! Hayek Boo!Hypnos said:
In November 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down, Hayek was a frail but mentally alert 90-year-old living in Freiburg I am Breisgau, Germany, a picturesque town in the Black Forest. Hayek didn’t issue any public statements, but he thoroughly enjoyed watching the television pictures from Berlin, Prague, and Bucharest. "He would beam benignly, and the comment was ‘I told you so,’" said Hayek’s son.
It's just a nice moment in history I'd have given much to witness :) He had a great influence on economic thought and foreign policy in the US from 1940 until his death. Given the US's political reach, the global impact was significant.Smurf said:how is that influencial?
If it's for a school report, try to pick a name that isn't popular. I've had many teachers tell me that they absolutely hate reading reports that are about the same things, mainly things about hitler, stalin, or any other very famous person.laminatedevildoll said:I am doing some research on this topic, and I find it rather difficult to select one.
Don't forget underwear.ShawnD said:Pick Al Gore. He invented the internet.
A wink? For me? I don't sway that way.ShawnD said:Pick Al Gore. He invented the internet.
Anttech said:Bill Gates ;-)
Here's where we have to start wondering about the intent of the question, and the meaning of the word "influential."matthyaouw said:I'm going to have to go with Hitler, unfortunately. I can't think of anyone who directly or indirectly altered so many people's lives.
Bose’s work actually predates that of Guglielmo Marconi who is most often associated with the development of radio.
Are you sure this was really a big thing? It only worked for a little while then germs became immune.Gokul43201 said:Alexander Fleming (Penicillin, and the antibiotics revolution)
What exactly did Hitler do that was so influencial?DeadWolfe said:Hitler without a doubt.
He started a huge race for technology. By the time WW2 started, the Germans were way ahead of everybody, and the world was playing catchup. By the end of the war, many things had been invented or further developed. Rocket technology came a very long way because of that war. So did nuclear technology. Even RADAR wasn't all that special until that war made it special. The turbine engine was also developed during WW2.Smurf said:What exactly did Hitler do that was so influencial?