Personal Heroes - Got Any?

zimok

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Share your personal heroes, no matter what background they have - let's discuss interesting people. Post a picture/video/quote about them - whatever you find interesting!

The first one that comes to mind for me is Carl Sagan, his ways of explaining and popularizing science for the masses is beyond anyone else, he hosted the most popular science program ever broadcast(Cosmos) and wrote several dozen books, most of which I read - I simply can't put it into words how glad I am for this man to have existed.

I posted this before, but if you haven't watched it before it's well worth it, one of the most ego depleting and humbling video on youtube. A taste of the poetry that Dr. Sagan put in his books.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luAteAz3WQ0"]YouTube - Carl Sagan "Pale Blue Dot" (New Version) Spread This![/ame]

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"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan

Looking forward to see what you guys come up with :)
 
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Bill Gates - read his biography, this man really is brilliant and an awesome philanthropist.

Elon Musk - got rich from the web(sold Paypal), then started two companies who's goals are to radically change the car/energy industry (Tesla Motors) and getting us out into space (SpaceX).

Craig Venter - helped sequence the human genome, and is pioneering the automation of genome sequencing. Watch this interview with Richard Dawkins to see exactly what I mean.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E25jgPgmzk]YouTube - Craig Venter - The Genius of Charles Darwin: The Uncut Interviews - Richard Dawkins[/ame]

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and +rep zimok for Carl Sagan. Another scientist worth noting is Richard Feynman. The man's passion for learning is absolutely contagious if you watch his videos.
 
I have more than one:

Henry Rollins
Down to earth guy that always has energy to keep on rocking:

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Mahatma Gandhi
This guy had great determination and biggest balls in history of mankind. But we all know how is that being rewarded...

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Nikola Tesla
- is made of pure brilliance and awesomeness. He could easily inspire any fiction writer.

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