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Top 10 Greatest ScientistsA list of the top 10 scientists of all time. 1. Sir Isaac Newton. (1642-1726) Newton was a polymath who made investigations into a whole range of subjects including mathematics, optics, physics, and astronomy. In his Principia Mathematica, published in 1687, he laid the foundations for classical mechanics, explaining law of gravity and the Laws of Motion.2. Louis Pasteur. (1822 – 1895)Contributed greatly towards the advancement of medical sciences developing cures for rabies, anthrax and other infectious diseases. Also enabled process of pasteurisation to make milk safer to drink. Probably saved more lives than any other...

50. Houston, we have a problem. (Apollo 13, 1995) 49. It’s alive! It’s alive! (Frankenstein, , 1931) 48. Well, nobody’s perfect. 47. Shane. Shane. Come back! (Shane, 1953) 46. Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon. We have the stars. (Now, Voyager) [SM: Schmaltziest ending in a movie; Features a young Ronald Reagan as a drunken Irish stable boy) 45. Stella! Hey, Stella! (A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951) 44. I see dead people. (The Sixth Sense, 1999) 43. We'll always have Paris. (Casablanca, 1942) 42. Plastics. (The Graduate, 1967) 41. We Rob Banks. (Bonnie and Clyde, 1967) 40. My...

What are the United States' best regional foodstuffs? Its worst? [W]e have ranked them. Rigorously scientific (not), ardently researched (nope), and scrupulously fair (not even a little bit): this is the Great American Menu! The Greats1. Chicago-style deep-dish pizza (Illinois)"Man is mortal. He frolics upon the grass of life for but a short season, and then is snatched back to the inanimate dirt of his origin. The Chicago-style deep-dish pizza, America's greatest regional foodstuff—all those toppings, so much cheese and meat, I can hear my heartbeat, this can't be right, it sounds like a chainsaw, can that be right?—will greatly...

The Top 10 Greatest Handgun Cartridges in History#10 – 10mm 10mm makes the list, but only just barely because it is an interesting historical curiosity in the development of modern handgun ammo. Its history is a complex one full of misinformation, bad science, and government incompetence. To this day, it has a small, but dedicated and often insanely loyal following who still cling to the dying fire of the 10mm. #9 – .38 S&W Why is .38 S&W on this list? Not because of its popularity in America, but because under the name .38/200 it served for over 30 years...