Who Am I?

[ichwar]

OK. I'm out of stuff. I'll try and think of something by tomorrow morning.

 

[death180]

k. its bob dylan!!

 

[zen-r]

Nice! We've found another poster who doesn't bother reading threads!

death180, that question was answered ages ago.

 

[fguy64]

Born March 1879
died 18 April 1955

my primary source of income was as a clerk in a patent office.

 

[zen-r]

Hehe. That "clerk in a patent office" was a give away the moment I saw it! There's a popular picture of them looking a bit whacky

(I'll leave it to someone else to answer though - they're more likely to want to ask the next question).

 

[lemon-tree]

Einstein?

 

[zen-r]

Correct.

Hence

ie ;

 

[fguy64]

It was indeed Albert Einstein.

As an aside, I can recommend an excellent little book by Alan Lightman, called Einstein's Dreams. It is a series of short chapters, each one representing a dream that Einstein might have had. A basic understanding of his theories will help the reader to appreciate this book.

 

[ichwar]

Ok, A U.S. president, I 'killed' Russia in the cold war. Who am I?

 

[lemon-tree]

Ronald Reagan?

 

[ichwar]

Yep, that was an easy one. Your turn.

 

[lemon-tree]

I was born March 26 1973 and I have been very influential in the development of the internet.

 

[zen-r]

I might have to Google for that one!

 

[ichwar]

Wow, zener doesn't know the answer to something here!

 

[zen-r]

Wrong! (I think)

I gave a clue.

 

[ichwar]

Hmmm, a google search doesn't reveal anything obvious, but maybe you're right. :dunno:

 

[lemon-tree]

The word in italics in zen-r's post should give you a clue about who it is.

 

[zen-r]

To get this one, you need to look on the right page.

 

[ichwar]

ok, one of google's devs then?

 

[lemon-tree]

Yup, I'll give you that: Larry Page.