Part 26: 100 Most Influential Ranking

[vcczar]

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Here's the next part of the 100 most influential rankings. 

Rules:

- Please keep discussion on topic. 

- No trolling. 

- No complaining, although constructive criticism is okay. 

- No personal attacks.

- No commenting without voting. 

Nicolas Appert	"Father of Canning" for inventing canned food.
Nicolaus Copernicus	Formulated the the sun, rather than the earth, was the center of the universe, which initiated the Scientific Revolution.
Nicolaus Otto	Developed the combustion engine that ran on petroleum gas, leading to the modern combustion engine for automobiles.
Niels Bohr	Made the foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory
Nikola Tesla	Great inventor known primarily for his innovations in alternating current (AC)
Nikolay Basov	Primary inventor of the laser
Noam Chomsky	Revolutionized linguistic studies by showing that humans are born with an innate capacity for language--it is part of our cognitive biology.
Norman Borlaug	The "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with saving over 1 billion people from starvation.
Oliver Cromwell	Victor of the English Civil War; his protectorate gave Europe a clear example that a monarchy wasn’t necessary for a stable government. He inspired future revolutionaries desiring a Republic. Reformed the English military and navy.
Omar Khayyam	Laid down the principles of algebra and created the theory of proportional geometry

[OrangeP47]

This was a tough one.  A lot of these people did singular works, which I generally don't rate highly, but they're some pretty foundational singular works.  Imagine no canned food or internal combustion engines.  Still, some of my other principals could discount them, and some could argue my own logic should make me include others on this very list for foundational contributions, but in this case I went with tangibles.

[ConservativeElector2]

Missed Tesla.

[Timur]

Please add a vote for Omar Khayyim by me.

Edited June 1, 2022 by Timur

[vcczar]

We need at least 2 more votes on this poll before I can move on.

[ShortKing]

We need justice for Norman Borlaug

[vcczar]

Ok, we finally reached quorum. I'm on campus today, but I should have some time to do the next segment soon.