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LIFE 100 People Who Changed the World
Here is a book that will surely spark a lively debate. Who are the hundred most influential religious and political leaders, artists, scientists, and adventurers of all time? How is it even possible to construct such a list? Now, the editors of LIFE comb history, compare notes and dive in. Find out who makes the King Tut or Cleopatra? Thomas Jefferson or George Washington; The Rolling Stones or The Beatles; Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. This is a look at history told through its most charismatic and fascinating characters. It is also full of fun facts, tidbits, arguments and rarely seen pictures, and will appeal to curious minds, young and old alike.
231 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2016
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1,171 books70 followersLife was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general interest magazine known for the quality of its photography.
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January 6, 2023
My wife gave me this interesting volume for Christmas. Since the title does not include the word "Most", I suppose it's hard to argue with selections, since all of the people they discuss obviously changed the world in large ways. Even so, I'll mention two other individuals that came to mind as I read through this list. Environmentalist, naturalist, mountaineer and geologist John Muir was vitally important to the early conservation movement. Ignaz Semmelweis made an incredible contribution to science and medicine in the 19th century when he determined that hand washing by obstetricians reduced maternal deaths from post-partum uterine infections.
As I read the write-up on anthropologist Margaret Mead and her work I was reminded that I've been wanting to read her book Coming of Age in Samoa for some time. And I added a fundamental book on Buddha after reading his section.
Throughout the list, I kept track of individuals that I didn't remember hearing about before, and there were 7:
Nicephore Niepce: developed (pun intended) an early method of photography
Norman Borlaug: developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties that fed innumerable people in Central America and Asia
Rosalind Franklin: a biophysicist who created images of DNA that helped others map out its molecular structure
Mother Jones: labor organizer
Lewis Hine: photojournalist whose work helped push child labor reform
Le Corbusier: innovative architect
William Levitt: developed affordable houses
As I read the write-up on anthropologist Margaret Mead and her work I was reminded that I've been wanting to read her book Coming of Age in Samoa for some time. And I added a fundamental book on Buddha after reading his section.
Throughout the list, I kept track of individuals that I didn't remember hearing about before, and there were 7:
Nicephore Niepce: developed (pun intended) an early method of photography
Norman Borlaug: developed high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties that fed innumerable people in Central America and Asia
Rosalind Franklin: a biophysicist who created images of DNA that helped others map out its molecular structure
Mother Jones: labor organizer
Lewis Hine: photojournalist whose work helped push child labor reform
Le Corbusier: innovative architect
William Levitt: developed affordable houses
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