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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 13, 2015 - 10:10am PT
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Jack the Ripper or Nicola Tesla or Teddy Roosevelt?
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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May 13, 2015 - 10:15am PT
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Ralph Nader
Rachel Carson
Jim Bridwell!1!1!1
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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May 13, 2015 - 10:16am PT
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none of the above,
lou reed
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 13, 2015 - 10:17am PT
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I hate trick questions. I hope this isn't pass/fail.
If Tesla had read Dale Carnegie we wouldn't be posed this dilemma.
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WBraun
climber
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May 13, 2015 - 10:18am PT
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Nicola Tesla hands down ......
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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May 13, 2015 - 10:26am PT
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oohhh we can now zoom around
according to ion-exchange
and continue to perpetuate
our ill-existence without
consuming hydro-carbons!
the great savior!
tesla.
immaterial.
electric-powered vehicles
is not a socio-gain.
no.
it is a mere hiccup
paired next to
the world's heartburn that is intelligence.
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 13, 2015 - 10:29am PT
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Agree with Werner. Tesla's legacy remains. I doubt TR would recognize the America of today, or the spirit or philosphy of the contemporary, self-styled "Progressives." Jack the Ripper . . .uh, no.
John
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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May 13, 2015 - 12:47pm PT
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Jimi & Frank
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J. J. Étienne Lenoir
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son of stan
Boulder climber
San Jose CA
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May 13, 2015 - 12:54pm PT
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Top honors go to Mr Transistor.
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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May 13, 2015 - 12:56pm PT
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Albert Hoffman
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 13, 2015 - 01:08pm PT
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Wright Bros.
In 1900, the fastest humans moved at about 85mph. On trains. American trains still do about 85.
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Adventurer
Mountain climber
Virginia
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May 13, 2015 - 01:18pm PT
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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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May 13, 2015 - 01:22pm PT
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Of the 3 choices given I would pick Roosevelt.
However the correct answer is Einstein ,Darwin, and,unfortunately,Karl Marx.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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May 13, 2015 - 01:31pm PT
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Most of his scientific work had little influence on events of the twentieth century.
Okay,strike Einstein and change that to Neil Young or Frank Zappa...Miley Cyrus?
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Gary
Social climber
From A Buick 6
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May 13, 2015 - 01:33pm PT
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Gavrilo Princip. The stone he cast into the pond rippled across the world for the entire century and into this one.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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May 13, 2015 - 01:35pm PT
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Your mom
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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May 13, 2015 - 01:41pm PT
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Very perceptive comment, Gary. The more I learn about The Great War, the more I still see its influence on the rest of the last century - and continuing to this one.
John
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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May 13, 2015 - 02:07pm PT
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Out of curiosity I looked up "...person of the century" and found that Time Mag in 1999 got it right for a change by picking Einstein:
Of the 100 chosen, Albert Einstein was chosen as the Person of the Century, on the grounds that he was the preeminent scientist in a century dominated by science. The editors of Time believed the 20th century "will be remembered foremost for its science and technology", and Einstein "serves as a symbol of all the scientists—such as Heisenberg, Bohr, Richard Feynman, ...who built upon his work".[1]
A poll of academic historians in Britain picked Karl Marx.
I believe Princip was high on the list
The reason I believe Darwin doesn't rank high is because his influence is thought to be confined more to the 19th century --- which I disagree with.
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WBraun
climber
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May 13, 2015 - 02:10pm PT
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Einstein couldn't hold a candle against Tesla.
Tesla was far far beyond anything Einstein could dream of.
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