Moss Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Normally I would not ask something like this but there is a large group of very intelligent people here. My daughter has to write about a "Person who changed the world" and I would like to figure out an interesting person that most people would not have thought about. No MLK or Gandhi or whatever, something a little more off the wall. She just did a report on Joe Strummer so that one is out but everything else is game on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Bob Dylan... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Albert Hoffman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 how about J.C.R. Licklider he was the MIT professor in the 1960s who envisioned a network of interconnected computers around the world where people could communicate with each other and share information. he urged scientists to pursue his vision and next thing you know, we're all on via chicago, arguing about whether john mayer is a talentless hack or a gifted musician whose lyrics need refinement Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Les PaulThe man who invented both the solidbody electric guitar AND multitrack recording. or, for another musical one: Leon ThereminInvented not only his namesake instrument (the first electronic instrument and precursor to the synthesizer) but also an electronic bugging device used by the KGB (and later, US) during the Cold War. And, there is no shortage of information on him (including a great documentary for YOU to watch). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Wright Brothers (I guess thats 2 people).. If it wasn't for air travel the world would be a lot less diverse. Cultures wouldn't have intermingled as much. Think how important in every day life air travel is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 I knew I could count on you. These are good. Would never have thought of Theramin, never heard of Licklider, Bob Dylan and Les Paul came to mind already and are good choices. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Three dollars and 63 cents Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 There have been some good suggestions, but your daughter will get more out of the assignment if she comes up with somebody herself (with your help if she needs it). If she's stuck, talk with her about her interests and what's important to her and work outward from there. Or maybe talk with her about the music she likes, and maybe work backwards and see what artists influenced the artists she likes. That will help to fuel her sense of curiosity more. It's very cool that you're so involved in her education Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Tim Tebow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmait Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 >Albert Hoffman I'll second that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 According to many people, Obama is synonymous with "change." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sunken mountain Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Fleming Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Jean Vanier Jonas Salk Ida B. Wells Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Weird ... I was going to suggest Joseph Priestley, and then I opened up Salon.com and they posted a review of a book about him today. I first heard of Priestley via James Burke's fantastic television series "Connections." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 JOAN GANZ COONEY (Creator, "Sesame Street;" Founder, Children's Television Workshop) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Damn, PT. I was thinking the same with Theremin.... Nice push. Does the person have to have affected the world positively, only? Either way, a couple of suggestions: Elisha OtisJack Kevorkian.Ruby Bridges.Linus Pauling.Carl Djerassi. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Moss Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 There have been some good suggestions, but your daughter will get more out of the assignment if she comes up with somebody herself (with your help if she needs it). If she's stuck, talk with her about her interests and what's important to her and work outward from there. Or maybe talk with her about the music she likes, and maybe work backwards and see what artists influenced the artists she likes. That will help to fuel her sense of curiosity more. It's very cool that you're so involved in her education Damn, PT. I was thinking the same with Theremin.... Nice push. Does the person have to have affected the world positively, only? Either way, a couple of suggestions: Elisha OtisJack Kevorkian.Ruby Bridges.Linus Pauling.Carl Djerassi. I agree and the intent is to not pick for her but this does give me ideas and where to try to lead her. I tend to be too biased so an outside perspective is good. If nothing else I can throw out some names she has never heard of and she will have to go research and learn about them herself to see who she wants to choose. It does not have to be someone who influenced positively but I told here that's the way I would probably go. There's enough negativity out there! Great suggestions! Thanks everyone and feel free to keep em coming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Elvis Presley... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Sam Phillips Quote Link to post Share on other sites
giraffo Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 speaking of Theremin... Brian WilsonPicasso (might have founded modern art after 1900, thereby contributing to a continuous change in art and design for 100 years)John Maeda (RISD prez, MIT grad, all around brilliant thinker and innovator on the concept of simplicity) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HungryHippo Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Smith Wigglesworth (reading a book by him now...good stuff!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 >something a little more off the wall Rosalind Franklin Andy Warhol Leornardo da Vinci Nikola Tesla Since this thread is in Someone Else's Song, should the suggestions be music oriented? If so, Mozart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Tomas G. Masaryk -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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