On Mon, 10 May 2010 22:35:02 -0400, Jim Henderson wrote:

> On Sun, 09 May 2010 19:55:29 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> 
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sun, 09 May 2010 10:31:15 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>>> 
>>>> But name just *one* scientist
>>>> who's alive today who has done anything so world-alteringly
>>>> significant that almost every man, women and child in the Western
>>>> world knows their name.
>>> 
>>> Stephen Hawking.
>> 
>> Or Carl Sagan, for that matter. Or Dr Hubble.
> 
> Yes, I was thinking of Carl Sagan last night as an answer to that
> question.
> 
> Neil DeGrasse Tyson also came to mind, but he may be better known inside
> the US rather than outside it.
> 
> Jim

Another that came to mind was Vint Cerf.  Another would be Sir Tim 
Berners-Lee.  I think a fair number of people could guess where both of 
them made their contributions, all it would take is a little "cerfing" of 
the internet to find out.

Jim

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