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Judith Butler

Judith Butler's work, particularly *Gender Trouble*, has revolutionized understandings of gender, sexuality, and power....

Politics Ethics Feminism Sociology

9.8 Brilliant

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Sylvia Earle

Sylvia Earle is a world-renowned marine biologist, explorer, and author. Known as 'Her Deepness,' she has spent over 7,0...

Conservation Pioneer Oceanography Marine Biology

9.8 Brilliant

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Jennifer Doudna

Jennifer Doudna is a pioneer in the field of genome editing. Her co-discovery of the CRISPR-Cas9 system has fundamentall...

Innovation Nobel Prize Medicine Genetics

9.8 Brilliant

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Alexander the Great

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Military History Leadership Culture

9.8 Brilliant

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Fabien Cousteau

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Legacy Research Conservation Oceanography

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Victor Vescovo

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Technology Geography Records Oceanography

9.8 Brilliant

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Muhammad

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Philosophy History Leadership Culture

9.6 Brilliant

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Jesus Christ

The central figure of Christianity, Jesus Christ has had a profound impact on Western civilization and global ethics. Hi...

Philosophy History Culture Religion

9.5 Brilliant

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General Valerii Zaluzhnyi

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9.5 Brilliant

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Plato

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Politics Real Time Tracking Maintenance Scheduling Dialogue

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Robert Ballard

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Mapping Archaeology Oceanography Deep Sea

9.4 Excellent

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Abhijit Banerjee

Abhijit Banerjee, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, was awarded the Nobel Prize for his experimental approach...

Economics Social Science Policy Research Poverty Alleviation

9.4 Excellent

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Ludwig Wittgenstein

Wittgenstein transformed 20th-century philosophy by shifting the focus to the analysis of language. He argued that many...

Language Logic Meaning Analytic Philosophy

9.3 Excellent

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Andrea Ghez

Andrea Ghez is an observational astronomer who provided the most convincing evidence for a supermassive black hole at th...

Astronomy Astrophysics Black Holes Observational Astronomy

9.3 Excellent

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General Sir Patrick Sanders

As the Chief of the General Staff of the British Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders has been a vocal advocate for the mod...

Modernization Nato Strategy Land Warfare Readiness

9.3 Excellent

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Esther Duflo

Esther Duflo has transformed development economics by championing the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to eval...

Economics Social Science Policy Research Poverty Alleviation

9.2 Excellent

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Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant revolutionized philosophy by synthesizing rationalism and empiricism. His 'Critique of Pure Reason' redefi...

Enlightenment Ethics Moral Philosophy Epistemology

9.2 Excellent

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General Christopher Cavoli

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Logistics Diplomacy Nato Command European Theater

9.1 Excellent

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Jane Goodall

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Science Wildlife Conservation Anthropology

9.0 Excellent

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James Cameron

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Action Technology Innovation Filmmaking

9.0 Excellent