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Russell also lived a long time, with family who did too. While young his grandfather told Bertrand about meeting Napoleon. Late in life Bertrand watched the mo
by lostlogin 1y ago
Russell also lived a long time, with family who did too.
While young his grandfather told Bertrand about meeting Napoleon. Late in life Bertrand watched the moon landing on TV.
Obviously that two experiences that span more than one life time, but they are very far apart.
https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/philosopher-bertrand-russell-talks-about-when-his-grandfather-met-napoleon.html https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/philosopher-bertrand-rus...
- UncleSlacky 1y agoHis (ex-)wife Dora was my wife's neighbour, she was quite a force in her own right (and lived to 92): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Russell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Russell