re: Who is the most important figure in history (who is not a central figure of a religion)?

Posted by fr33manator

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:25 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Gavrilo Princip

Posted by ForLSU56

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:25 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Al Gore ... hell he all by himself invented "the internet", the very internet that we are using to post this topic on.

Posted by Broke

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:26 pm to ForLSU56

I'm about 10000% sure it's some African American woman somewhere. With today's environment and all.

Posted by stapuffmarshy

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:28 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

quote:
most important figure

They saved us.

#neverforget

Posted by 777Tiger

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:30 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Boy George by a long shot

Posted by Powerman

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:35 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Impossible to name just one but a few that have really pushed civilization forward would be:

Isaac Newton - contributions include the laws of motion, calculus as we know it, and to a lesser extent the study of optics

James Maxwell - best known for Maxwell's equations and he paved the way for other greats like Einstein with his study of electromagnetic phenomena

Max Planc - quantum theory - this will become more prevalent in the near future. It is difficult to gauge his impact at this point in time but it has the potential to grow.

Julius Lilienfeld - first patented the concept of a field effect transistor, a severely underrated invention that makes our digital lives possible

Louis Pasteur - someone else already mentioned him but his work has clearly lead to much greater outcomes with public health issues

Posted by Zephyrius

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:38 pm to AUCE05

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Posted by AUCE05

Who is the most important figure in history (who is not a central figure of a religion)?
Pick an English King. That dynasty altered human history

Posted by Rep520

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:40 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Who started Tigerdroppings?

Posted by bamagreycoat

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:41 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Nathan Mayer Rothschild

Posted by Stonehenge

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:42 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

William Tecumseh Sherman

Posted by LSUtigerME

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:43 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Nikola Tesla

Posted by SSpaniel

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:43 pm to red sox fan 13

quote:
I was responding to the MAGA guy

Your response was stupid and your facts were wrong.

Posted by SabiDojo

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:44 pm to Rep520

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Who started Tigerdroppings?

It was actually a black woman but Chicken and Circus Child stole it from her and took credit for it.

This post was edited on 12/27/19 at 2:47 pm

Posted by ManBearTiger

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:44 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Ghenghis Khan

Posted by AUCE05

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:44 pm to Philzilla2k

Probably Alfred. That attempt to unite England started the push for world dominance.

This post was edited on 12/27/19 at 2:46 pm

Posted by blueboy

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Posted on 12/27/19 at 2:45 pm to Roll Tide Ravens

Looking more and more like Charles Babbage.

Or Alan Turing, if you like.

But don't overlook people like Marie Curie. Her discoveries led to technology that has greatly expanded the human lifespan. I know of nothing more significant to all of us than that.