Comments on: What has been humanity's greatest achievement? http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Thu, 23 May 2013 18:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: frank http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-980349 frank Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:03:24 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-980349 i believe i have the answer as to the single greatest achievement in history by a single person and i challenge anyone to come up with a better answer... while 'totally deaf' ... beethoven created his 9th symphony! the 9th symphony was not only beethoven's greatest achievement, it is generally considered to be the single greatest classical masterpiece... and by many (including myself) -- the single greatest musical composition of all time... and beethoven accomplished this incredible miracle while 'totally deaf' !!! now let's put this into perspective.... while other people have succeeded in creating astonishing works of art (michaelangelo and his David ,,,,) or engineering/ science/ medicine/ warfare and conquest/ etc all of them did it with their EYES and EARS working just fine just try to imagine michaelangelo's David or da Vinci's Mona Lisa or guttenberg creating the printing press... WITHOUT EYES to see ... so, to create not just a 'good' or even 'excellent' musical composition without the benefit of HEARING ... but to create the GREATEST musical composition in history WITHOUT HEARING... that is undoubtedly the greatest single human individual achievement in history do you agree? i believe i have the answer as to the single greatest achievement in history by
a single person and i challenge anyone to come up with a better answer…

while 'totally deaf' … beethoven created his 9th symphony!

the 9th symphony was not only beethoven's greatest achievement,
it is generally considered to be the single greatest classical masterpiece…

and by many (including myself) — the single greatest musical composition of all time…

and beethoven accomplished this incredible miracle while 'totally deaf' !!!

now let's put this into perspective….

while other people have succeeded in creating astonishing works of art
(michaelangelo and his David ,,,,)

or engineering/ science/ medicine/ warfare and conquest/ etc

all of them did it with their EYES and EARS working just fine

just try to imagine michaelangelo's David or da Vinci's Mona Lisa
or guttenberg creating the printing press…

WITHOUT EYES to see …

so, to create not just a 'good' or even 'excellent' musical composition
without the benefit of HEARING … but to create the GREATEST
musical composition in history WITHOUT HEARING…

that is undoubtedly the greatest single human individual achievement in history

do you agree?

]]> By: Andrew http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-818143 Andrew Sun, 16 Sep 2012 02:58:45 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-818143 I think our greatest achievement is written language and an understanding of mathematics I think our greatest achievement is written language and an understanding of mathematics

]]> By: Dean http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-815984 Dean Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:30:34 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-815984 The Moon landings and constitutions may be great, but they can't hold a candle to Voyager 1 - the only man-made object to leave our solar system. I can't think of a more amazing achievemnt than that. The Moon landings and constitutions may be great, but they can't hold a candle to Voyager 1 – the only man-made object to leave our solar system. I can't think of a more amazing achievemnt than that.

]]> By: Catherine http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-412970 Catherine Sat, 01 Jan 2011 02:25:49 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-412970 Technologically, Ryan is right. But my vote would have to be for the United States Constitution. What an amazing achievement, to go against any andl all previous governmental models in all of history and establish a govenment that exists for the protection of individual rights! For the first time in history, the people were no longer serving the state, but the other way around. Of course, too many acts in this counry somehow bypass the Constitution and the intent ot the Founders, but the document itself is one off the greatest gifts a group of people have ever given to all people. Technologically, Ryan is right. But my vote would have to be for the United States Constitution. What an amazing achievement, to go against any andl all previous governmental models in all of history and establish a govenment that exists for the protection of individual rights! For the first time in history, the people were no longer serving the state, but the other way around. Of course, too many acts in this counry somehow bypass the Constitution and the intent ot the Founders, but the document itself is one off the greatest gifts a group of people have ever given to all people.

]]> By: Ryan Anderson http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-241401 Ryan Anderson Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:56:41 +0000 http://www.historynet.com/what-has-been-humanitys-greatest-achievement.htm#comment-241401 Landing on the Moon. We went from first flight to landing on another celestial body in about 65 years. Landing on the Moon. We went from first flight to landing on another celestial body in about 65 years.

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