The People Who Changed The World
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Four years later, they had a daughter, and then they got married in In January , they were living in Maryland and Henrietta went to the only hospital in the area that treated African-Americans, John Hopkins, because she had pain and bleeding in the abdomen. Sadly, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. For several months, Henrietta went to get radiation treatment and during one of her treatment sessions, doctors took two samples of the tumor without her knowledge.
Henrietta passed away on October 4, , at the age of 31, but part of her never died. George Otto Gey was able to isolate and multiply a specific cell belonging to Henrietta, making it the first time immortal cells were grown in culture. The cell line, called HeLa, became quite popular in the scientific community and it was a crucial part of many important discoveries and breakthroughs. For example, it was used in the discovery of the vaccination for polio and her cells were used in the first space missions to see what would happen to human cells in space. The cell line was also important when it came to gene mapping, in vitro fertilization, and cloning.
The cell line is still popular and there are over 10, patents that used the HeLa cell line in their development. However, the family of Henrietta had no idea her cells were being used until For years they tried to gain control of the cell line with little success. Finally, the family gained a little bit of control over the cell line. In , Mohamed Bouazizi was years-old and lived in the small, impoverished city of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. His family said that his dream was to buy a pickup truck to replace the cart that he used to sell his wares.
Bouazizi had been hassled in the past by government officials, but this incident got particularly ugly. Supposedly, when Bouazizi tried to pay a fine, or a bribe depending on who you ask, Hamdi became enraged. She supposedly slapped him , spit at him, and insulted his dead father.
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Humiliated, Bouazizi went to the provincial headquarters to complain. When he returned to the headquarters, he poured the gas over himself and set himself on fire. Before he died, people were already drawing inspiration from his act of self-immolation. At the time, Tunisia was under the rule of the dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who took over the country in a bloodless coup in Under his rule, corruption spread and unemployment, especially among recent university graduates, was very high in the country. When Bouazizi set himself on fire, it was falsely reported that he was university educated and despite it not being true, it made the narrative of his death more powerful to his fellow countrymen.
Due to the civil unrest, Ben Ali went into exile in early and in , they had their first free and fair election since gaining independence in These protests also inspired people in other countries in the area to protest, giving birth to the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring has led to three other dictators being ousted or overthrown and the ongoing civil war in Syria.
Born in in England, Rosalind Franklin decided at the age of 15 that she wanted to be a scientist. When she was old enough, she attended Cambridge University and at 26 she received her PhD in chemistry. After her schooling, Franklin began working with a technique called X-ray diffraction, which is using X-rays to create images of crystallized solids. This allowed her to look at something at a molecular level.
Her job was to use X-ray diffraction to look at DNA. During her time there, she came close to providing an answer to how DNA is structured, but she never got a chance to figure it out because a co-worker named Maurice Wilkins cheated her out of the opportunity to do so. Franklin, on the other hand, did not know that anyone else was working on DNA, so she shared information about her work with Wilkins. Another problem was that Franklin and Wilkins had clashing personalities, leading to a contentious workplace. All of these elements would come together and forever change history, while completely cheating Franklin out of credit for her work.
Without her knowledge, Wilkins showed the picture to American biologist James Watson and when he saw it, something clicked. Watson and a molecular biologist named Francis Crick used Photograph 51 to write an article explaining that DNA had a double helix structure. At her new job at Birkbeck College, she wrote 17 papers and her team created the foundation for structural virology. In , she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died two years later on April 16, , at the age of Four years later, in , Watson, Crick and, unbelievably, Maurice Wilkins were given the Nobel Prize for Medicine , but Franklin has never been given official recognition for her contributions to one of the biggest discoveries in modern science.
Norman Borlaug was born in Cresco, Iowa, in March When he was 27, he got his PhD in plant protection. In the s and s, he went to work in Mexico and helped the farmers there by improving their techniques and methods. When his most famous work, the General Theory Of Relativity was proven in , Einstein became the most celebrated scientist in the world and he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in Einstein was a firm believer in pacifism but his scientific theories helped his adopted country, the USA, to develop the atomic bomb.
A week before he died Einstein wrote to Bertrand Russell, a British Philosopher, and leading antinuclear campaigner, asking to put his name to a manifesto urging all countries to give up their nuclear weapons. Gandhi began his career as a lawyer but became a great political and spiritual leader. He led the peaceful civil disobedience of Indians against British rule in India and negotiated with the British Government until when India was granted independence.
His simple lifestyle and his belief in religious tolerance have made him a symbol of decency and peace ever since. Marx was a social philosopher who attacked the state and predicted a future in which everyone was equal. He explained his theories in the Communist Manifesto compiled by Friedrich Engels and published in and Das Kapital — His ideas eventually led to the Russian Revolution and communism. Naturalist Charles Darwin established the theory of evolution. He began forming his ideas when he served as official naturalist on a world voyage on HMS Beagle — 36 and spent the rest of his life back in England developing them.
When his famous book The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selections was published in , there were violent reactions against it.
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Thank you MG, yes Gandhi is another that could have made this list. It was quite hard to narrow it down to 10, although I enjoyed learning about Ashoka- what a fantastic man. It's a shame that his ideas didn't further than Asia until relatively recently. Well epi, if I'd have included you on the list, then yours truly would have to be there too hehehe. Thank you posting it to your group, very much appreciated.
Thank you BeingPuneet, I really appreciate you saying that I really work on my Hubs, because this one took a long time to put together. My favourite being a naturalist is Charles Darwin, just so you know. I'll definitely check out your new Hub. Thank you, iamaudraleigh, I am very proud of it, and am also equally proud of the great response this Hub has had. I'm so very grateful, thanks once again. Hammurabi winning the grand prize!
I might but Hitler higher actuallyhis actions have arguably influenced 'exactly where the world is today ' a lot. You are really an amazing hubber. This articles hows that you really work on your upcoming hubs and narrowing the list down to ten people might have been difficult. I am impressed through your knowledge and research how you put this great hub together! You should be proud!
What a terrific history lesson! Thank you Christopher, I'm actually ashamed to say that several of the characters were unknown to me before writing this hub. But that's why I love research so much. Glad you liked it, as ever thank you for visiting. I think you picked the characters very well and your research was very thorough. Thanks Eric, yeah Jesus had to be in the poll, simply too important to leave out. Yes all of those names could've been on this poll, but unfortunately there were only ten. I was thinking of doing a honourable mention section for those who didn't quite make it.
Are there any others who didn't make the list that people feel should be on there? Thanks suzette, after writing this, I have a whole new fascination for history and the characters that helped shape it. Thank you vmartinezwilson, so glad that this hub enlightened you on certain things. It always gives me pleasure to know that I've actually taught something new. Thanks Tammy, yeah that would be interesting. Although I don't think it would be a good idea to allow Hitler and Karl Marx in the same room together. Wonder how Jesus and Mohammed would get on?
Thank you Jean, to be honest I had quite a lot of trouble in narrowing the list from so many great historical figures. Oh wow, thank you bdegiulio, so so glad you enjoyed it. I'm really glad that this has had such terrific feedback, as it took me quite a long time to put together. Thank Bill, I know, it ended up being much longer than I originally supposed, but I'm glad you enjoyed it my friend. Thanks for popping by, my friend. A lot of good information. Glad to see JC winning in your poll. Good hub and thought provoking. What an interesting article! This was a fascinating view of history and the men who created it and their individual contributions.
I enjoyed reading this.
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What a nice, well written hub. I always love reading about history tinged with observations I had not known before. As I was reading, I thought how interesting it would be to have all these people in the same room at one time. Jesus has my vote. I always have trouble narrowing down a "10 of anything" list. I agree with Bill, I was fascinated with this Hub.
Excellent research and writing. Your writing style had me glued to every word. You are a very bright young man JK. I'm voting this up and sharing. That was a fascinating read my friend. I normally get bored about halfway through something like this but I hung in there for every word. Great job of research and presenting the material.
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Which of these people made the biggest impact on history? Questions must be on-topic, written with proper grammar usage, and understandable to a wide audience. Angels are on the way to you tonight ps. JKenny Nice and very informative hub. Ashoka was indeed a great King and his teachings, the world needs badly. Keep up the good work. Thank you very much iguidenetwork, appreciate you taking the time to visit. Thank you Megan, really glad you liked it, and thanks for the follow too.
I always love learning new things I didn't know about history. Thanks very much for your kind words Joan, very much appreciated. Voted up and not sure how I missed this when it came out!
Her bravery won her a Nobel Peace Prize in , making her the youngest ever to receive this award. By simply burning wood or coal in the oxygenated atmosphere, water could be heated in a high pressure kettle to produce a fully independent source of portable power. Officially, neveragain has become a movement. One unique aspect of the research effort is ability to combine almost all aspect of human daily contact. Thanks Angie, really glad you liked it. In other cases, they have caused millions of deaths. Which of these people made the biggest impact on history?
Thanks Angie, really glad you liked it. Thanks Starmom41, really appreciate your kinds words.
I like that there are people on the list I have never heard about. Very interesting, though I would have liked to see Gandhi in the list.
And take a look at my new hub also. I'm embarrassed I didn't know more of this information already. Great research and information. This website uses cookies As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things.
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