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History 10 Good Things We Owe To The Black Death
History 10 Discoveries Of Ancient Cultures Nearly Lost To History
Crime 10 Terrifying Teenage Satanists
Politics 10 Dark Facts About Boko Haram
Weird Stuff 10 Pseudoscientists And Their Bizarre Theories
Crime 10 Wild Parties That Led To Unsolved Mysteries
Animals 10 Creepy Snails That Will Ruin Your Day
Weird Stuff 10 Historic Photos That Will Destroy Your Perception Of Size
Politics 10 Ways Cheap Oil Is Making The World Stage A Soap Opera
Our World 10 Plans That Would Have Radically Altered The World As We Know It
History 10 Good Things We Owe To The Black Death
Your View: Who Has Done The Most Good
To help us reverse some of the negative comments in recent “your view” topics, we are going to do a positive your view – we are going to look at which one man or woman has contributed the most to the betterment of society throughout all history. You can pick anyone from anytime or any place.
What One Person Has Done Most Good For Society?
My answer: This is a very tough question for all of us – and me especially! I am torn between a number of different people for my answer, but finally, at a push, I have chosen Alexander Fleming. It was he who discovered penicillin, for which he won a shared Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. How many countless millions of people have had their lives saved by his discovery? How many numerous diseases have been wiped out? I was tempted to pick Louis Pasteur for his earlier work in microbiotics, but he lost out because his method of pasteurization prevents me from getting great unpasteurized cheese in New Zealand!
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