MIM Notes No. 198, November 15, 1999

Karl Marx earns thinker of the last 1000 years

A poll by the BBC (English media) found that Karl Marx received 
the most votes for greatest thinker of the millenium. BBC reported 
that his margin of victory was quite convincing and against the 
recommendations of selected intellectuals interviewed.

Another great materialist and progressive -- Albert Einstein was 
leading most of September's votes, but Marx finished with a strong 
push to win the survey.

Einstein's greatest precursor in physics came in third -- Sir 
Isaac Newton. Charles Darwin, the theorist and observer of the 
theory of evolution came in fourth.

Not bad, not bad at all MIM would say.

Notes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/millennium/sep/winn
er.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/newsid_461000/461545.stm 
(3Oct99)