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post Jan 18 2006, 10:30 PM
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Post people who are very much worth remembering, but are pretty much unknown. People who are worthy of credit, but are pretty much ignored.


Nikola Tesla


This guy is one of my personal heroes. He has contributed so much to electrical engineering. Unfortunately, Thomas Edison tried his best to discredit Tesla, and now no one really cares about him. Read about him here

Chiune Sugihara


He saved thousands of Jews during the holocaust. However, he's not remembered as often as Oskar Schindler. Read about him here
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:41 PM
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i would say rosa parks.
she led us through slavery. yay for her!

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i meant that color and rascim thing pinch.gif
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:42 PM
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^ She is not unknown. stubborn.gif

But Tesla has an electrical unit named after him. Edison doesn't. :p
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:42 PM
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 10:41 PM)
i would say rosa parks.
she led us through slavery. yay for her!
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She's not unknown or forgotten, though.
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:42 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Jan 18 2006, 11:42 PM)
She's not unknown or forgotten, though.
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o yea. i forgot that. heh..
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 10:41 PM)
i would say rosa parks.
she led us through slavery. yay for her!
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Slavery? blink.gif

QUOTE(Azarel @ Jan 18 2006, 10:42 PM)
^ She is not unknown. stubborn.gif

But Tesla has an electrical unit named after him. Edison doesn't. :p
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When people think Tesla, they think Tesla coil. No one knows why he's great.
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:47 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 18 2006, 11:46 PM)
Slavery? blink.gif
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well, ya kno wat i mean stubborn.gif

[quote=Azarel,Jan 18 2006, 11:42 PM]
[font=Arial]^ She is not unknown. stubborn.gif

dude, i just forgot _dry.gif
why does someone always have to say something about my comment?
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:48 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 18 2006, 7:46 PM)
Slavery? blink.gif
*snicker*
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 10:51 PM
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Melvil Dewey

He invented the Dewey Decimal System. I told my friends that they go blink.gif
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:10 PM
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Donald Hall - He designed the Spirit of St. Louis.

Ida Tarbell - Journalist who uncovered the Standard Oil (John D. Rockefeller) monopoly.

Norman Borlaug
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:13 PM
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QUOTE(Azarel @ Jan 18 2006, 11:48 PM)
*snicker*
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thats not funny. and I'M not in a good mood today so dont piss me off. stubborn.gif
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:18 PM
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 8:13 PM)
thats not funny. and I' not in a good mood today so dont piss me off. stubborn.gif
Oh, no. I am SO afraid now! A little thirteen-year-old girl threatening to get angry and do what? Chew me out, online. Seriously now. You think I really care about your feelings?

Bite me.
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:19 PM
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Dr. John Harvey Kellogg for inventing peanut butter. (It was not George Washington Carver). = )

edited - I actually checked Wikipedia to make sure I remembered right. LOL
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:20 PM
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QUOTE(Azarel @ Jan 19 2006, 12:18 AM)
Oh, no. I am SO afraid now! A little thirteen-year-old girl threatening to get angry and do what? Chew me out, online. Seriously now. You think I really care about your feelings?

Bite me.
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what do you think i am? some idiot? mad.gif
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sorry i made so many posts on this kry. sad.gif
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:21 PM
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 8:20 PM)
what do you think i am? some idiot? mad.gif
Yeah.

It's the Internet. Jesus. Chill out.
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:23 PM
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Take it to PM if you have a problem with someone, Annabel.
 
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post Jan 18 2006, 11:27 PM
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Stetson Kennedy. He was instrumental in putting the brakes on the Ku Klux Klan's post-World War II recruitment drive. If you've never read about this guy, you should—his story is great. He infiltrated the KKK and then passed information to the writers of the Superman radio show, who revealed all the secrets of the KKK on the air, which led to a dramatic drop in KKK recruitment.

(And yes, he's also directly related to the guy who created the Stetson hat.)
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 03:34 AM
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ah chiune sugihara!! he is definately one of my heroes. i bought a book about him in middle school.

dr. eric lander - he's still alive, but he was the only mathematician in the original group that helped decipher the genetic code.
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 06:24 AM
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dr. dolittle
he could talk to animals
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 07:14 AM
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QUOTE(illumineering @ Jan 18 2006, 11:10 PM)
Norman Borlaug
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You stole mine! biggrin.gif
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 07:50 AM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 19 2006, 2:30 PM)
Post people who are very much worth remembering, but are pretty much unknown. People who are worthy of credit, but are pretty much ignored.
Nikola Tesla


This guy is one of my personal heroes. He has contributed so much to electrical engineering. Unfortunately, Thomas Edison tried his best to discredit Tesla, and now no one really cares about him. Read about him here

ahhhh... for some reason i had a crush on him in physics class...
i hate Thomas Edison he electricuted elephants stubborn.gif
QUOTE(Azarel @ Jan 19 2006, 2:42 PM)
But Tesla has an electrical unit named after him. Edison doesn't. :p

thats because Edison is a tool... stupid man AC electricity is WAY more efficient than DC...

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Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch invented the Haber Process which produces ammonia which EVERYONE NEEDS! READ FOO
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 09:50 AM
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Jef Raskin. He was a human interface expert and pioneer. By starting up Apple's Macintosh project, he helped refine and spread the graphical user interface, and thus brought computing to the masses. But not many people have heard of him. Unfortunately, he died last year of pancreatic cancer.
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 10:54 AM
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Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe.
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 11:14 AM
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what do you think it says....if so obvious.
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Buddy Bolden - without him , there would be no creation of jazz , it wouldn`t exist and so would any other music .
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 03:12 PM
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i'm 11,386. back off BITCHES!!
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 11:13 PM)
thats not funny. and I'M not in a good mood today so dont piss me off. stubborn.gif
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LOL laugh.gif
UH-OH!
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 03:40 PM
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QUOTE(krnxswat @ Jan 19 2006, 9:54 AM)
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe.
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I'm really disappointed that he fails to get any sort of notable recognition. He has an award, but it really doesn't get the publicity that Heisman does.

Jim Thorpe was the athlete of athletes.
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 03:46 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Jan 18 2006, 11:27 PM)
Stetson Kennedy. He was instrumental in putting the brakes on the Ku Klux Klan's post-World War II recruitment drive. If you've never read about this guy, you should—his story is great. He infiltrated the KKK and then passed information to the writers of the Superman radio show, who revealed all the secrets of the KKK on the air, which led to a dramatic drop in KKK recruitment.

(And yes, he's also directly related to the guy who created the Stetson hat.)
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He's related to a guy by his first name?
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 06:08 PM
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QUOTE(kryogenix @ Jan 19 2006, 3:46 PM)
He's related to a guy by his first name?
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Indeed. They come from the same family, hence the name.
 
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post Jan 19 2006, 06:19 PM
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I did a report on Jim Thorpe way back.

And Jim Thorpe, PA is a great place to visit...

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post Jan 19 2006, 07:34 PM
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Dave White

i think, hes one of the best urban artists out their. he is my personal favorite artist`s. he has skills & talent. he uses so many un heard of materials to make his art. plus, he`s my personal hero. throb.gif

heres some of his work;




more...

edit..
plus he does from starwars, to nike`s to jordans.. its real dope work.

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post Jan 19 2006, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE(annabel_x @ Jan 18 2006, 10:41 PM)
i would say rosa parks.
she led us through slavery. yay for her!

EDIT
i meant that color and rascim thing pinch.gif
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slavery was abolished in the 1800's...did u mean the civil rights movement?
 
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