Who is the historical figure you would have liked to meet and why?

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oldpigg · Accepted Answer

Isaac Newton, for his “Method of Fluxions and Infinite Series” , where he introduced differential equations ; for his Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy , where he codified the three laws of motion and showed, by mathematical methods, that the planets move in ellipses because “the internal force of attraction between the planets and the Sun must diminish in inverse proportion to the square of the distance between them,” something that Hooke and/or Halley boasted, to Wren , of having “solved,” albeit without proof; and for his Opticks 251A/1704, in which he defends a corpuscular theory of light; and in the 237A/1718 edition he appended his final “Query 31,” on the nature of chemical reactions occurring by degrees of force, which launched the science of affinity chemistry.

AviatorTom · Accepted Answer

It would be interesting to have a sit down discussion with Karl Marx, find out what he really meant, tell him what has actually happened, and get his opinion on whether that's what he wanted to happen.

IslaTheWitch · Accepted Answer

Maria Skłodowska-Curie a very intelligent and talented woman born in Poland in the 19th century, when Poland didn't really exist :D it was a time when in Poland, women couldn't study... so she made a deal with her older sister, that her sister would study first and young Maria would earn money for her and then her sister would help her when Maria studied... they made it... and Maria put enormous effort into everything she did... she won two Nobel prizes... her research was a reason for her death but also was invaluable for science...

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

Visiting Constantine the Great (272 – 337 ad.) with a suppressed 9mm. I think preventing Europe of 1500 years of dark Medieval ages were church burnt people for their opinions were worth such small sacrifice like pulling few times the trigger.

DrPepper12 · Answer

Too many. I'll go with Marcus Aurelius or Qin Shi Huang-Di today.

Anonymous · Answer

You know that so many famous historical figures lived around the time jesus did.

slatyb · Answer

Mark Twain. He was hilarious.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

Martin Luther King Jr

Anonymous · Answer

Some inventor, Tesla, or DaVinci.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Jules Verne.

NathanDavis · Answer

Tom Brady

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