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Ask HN: What historical figure would you meet and why?
- austin-cheney 1y agoJerrie Cobb. Her details and history just ooze with profound accomplishment and yet those same details are equally void of hints of narcissism on any level. She just seems like one the most amazing people. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrie_Cobb https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerrie_Cobb
- randerson001 1y agoFascinating- thanks for sharing. Also interesting to read about the discrimination faced and that Russia won the first-woman-in-space-race vis-a-vis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Tereshkova
- mindcrime 1y agoOh man. There's way too many to pick. But... if I just go with the one historical figure that I'm most fan-boy'ish about and have always sort of idolized: Nikola Tesla. Why? It's hard to put in words, but I've just always found his story and his ideas fascinating, and he seems like a really interesting character. I would love to have a chance to sit down and talk with him.