Who is the greatest man of the 21st century?

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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

There's no fucking way we're going to know that for another century.

But the greatest man of the 20th century was, without question, Fritz Haber.

[–]GuyWhite 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Who?

[–]Hematomato 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Oh, just the guy who figured out how to pull nitrogen out of the air.

When he was born, there were 1.4 billion people on the planet. Today, there are 7.9 billion people on the planet. That's because of Fritz Haber. His invention is estimated to provide the food for half of the planet.

[–]GuyWhite 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Now I know.