Re: Vote Linus for Person of the Century - EXTREMELY OFF TOPIC
On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, George Bonser wrote:
>On Fri, 5 Mar 1999 matthschulz@gmx.net wrote:
>
>> just did, but is this list not moderated, Jesus Christ is so far I now,
>> from a different century and he is on top?
>>
>> Matth
>
>Don't even think Linus should BE the person of the century. That honor
>probably goes to Thomas Edison. We owe our current culture and style of
>living to that guy. His experiments with his lightbulb led to the
>discovery of the "Edison effect" which led DeForest to do some more
>experiments which led to the Vacuum Tube which led to the Transistor,
>which lead to the IC Chip. Not only was Edison's work responsible for
>laying the ground work for radio and television, he also played vital
>roles in bringing motion pictures and recorded music to the public.
>
>Linus Torvalds is probablt important but nowhere near THE most important.
>Lets try to keep some perspective.
This is why it's a vote rather than a consensus. (What about Thomas
Edison's parents?) I'm all for giving the guy credit for what he DID...
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