On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Frankie wrote:
> True. I agree with you about electricity. It has made a HUGE impact on
> our lives. So, I nominate gallileo, because (if I'm wrong, subsitute
> some ridiculously ancient bod that experimented with electricity) he
> messed about with electricity and frogs legs. This directly led to
> further experimentation by a variety of scientists, (including Edison)
> which ultimately led to a complete change in our [the western world's]
> lifestyles.
Uhh... the name is Galvini, I think.
>
> Oh OK, it was for this century. yes, it has to be Edison - he is the
> earliest well known and significant (and american) electricity
> experimenter in this century. Best choose him. Not the first, but the
> first you could think of.
Tesla had just as much influence, if not more.
John von Neumann is another name which might occur-- inventer
of stored program digital computers (among other things). And
George Turing.
Overall, I'd pick Lenin or Adolph Hitler for Man of the
Century, jowever. (I assume we're talking about influence
rather than "niceness").
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