Greatest kiwi lives
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Inventor of the tranquilliser gun, the disposable syringe and the child-proof medicine container.
The greatest ancient historian of the 20th century. His "Roman Revolution" is still used in universities around the world nearly 100 years after publication.
The greatest political caricaturist and cartoonist of the western world who satirised the Nazis, Stalin and Mussolini. His work, such as "very well, alone", is iconic.
David Low
A detailed biography of David Low that includes includes images, quotations and the main facts of his life. GCSE Modern World History - Nazi Germany. A-level - Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–1945. Last updated: 8th July, 2022
Sometimes it's the people who aren't that well known who have had some of the deepest impacts.
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Jake the Mus
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@sparky said in Greatest kiwi lives:
Nancy Wake.
Killed Nazis (lots of them) with her bare hands.
I think it was just the one, crushed his larynx from what I read.
But all in all her exploits were pretty damn nuts.
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Sir Brian Barrett-Boyes. Wrote the book on modern heart surgery
Sir Peter Buck/Te Rangi Hiroa. Politician, national athletic champion, Community Health pioneer, war hero, medical doctor, anthropology professor, museum curator, author.. Along the way, helped found a branch of science - ethnology.
Charles Upham. VC and Bar. Montgomery allegedly said he deserved at least 4
Bill Pickering. Space exploration pioneer, led the US unmanned space program, developed modern telemetry
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@nonpartizan said in Greatest kiwi lives:
@Machpants said in Greatest kiwi lives:
Jean batten
Just read her wiki entry, man, the circumstances surrounding her death and burial are so sad.
Read her book a few years back. Astonishing woman
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Greatest kiwi lives:
Bill Pickering
Beat me to it
Dame Whina
Bill Hamilton
Dame Kiri
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Ivan Sutherland. Half kiwi but gee.
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Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis
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Nancy Wake - Wikipedia
