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"Once to change the world is not enough"
Barack Obama, Stephen Hawking and Christopher Nolan wrote in Time about the most influential people of the year
Time magazine has published an annual list of the 100 most influential people of the planet. It included politicians, artists, scientists and businessmen - from Adele and Mark Zuckerberg to Christine Lagard and Vladimir Putin. Like last year, not their impressions of the list participants were shared by the editorial staff, but other famous people - including physicist Stephen Hawking and US President Barack Obama. Medusa publishes excerpts from the most interesting articles.
Stephen Hawking, British astrophysicist: Yuri Milner - in a sense, a visitor. Seeing the importance of many pressing problems, he understands that the future of mankind as a form depends on knowledge. Milner invests in a distant future - raises a culture of supporting scientific projects, finances fundamental research. He is engaged in the search for life in the universe, studies the possibilities of interstellar flight. These projects are similar to launching a rocket on the moon: decades can take their implementation, but if successful, they are able to completely change the nature of our relations with the cosmos. Milner's vision is based on deep respect for the universe in all its infinity and to a person, whose mind is nevertheless able to cover it.
Bill and Melinda Gates, the founders of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation: The idea of Priscilla Chen and Mark Zuckerberg about a bound world in which everyone has a chance to realize his abilities, delights. Priscilla and Mark are curious, ambitious, thoughtful. They are generous and open to everything new, they are ready to study and grow. And they really want to correct the injustice of the world. Mark has already created a company that has completely changed how people communicate with each other, and Prucilla devoted herself to the care of children, becoming a pediatrician. Having founded the company Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and transferring 99 percent of its condition to improve education, the fight against diseases and unite people, they showed that once to change the world is not enough. It is incredibly interesting for us to see what they will achieve in the coming decades.
Christopher Nolan, American film director: about 1.3 billion years before the birth of Kipa Thorne, two black holes collided far in space. Gravitational waves from this cataclysm rushed through the universe to meet the reasonable creatures capable of recognizing them. The probability of such a meeting was small, and a Kip, 75-year-old astrophysicist, founded LIGO-a laser-interferometric gravitational-wave observatory, which was able to record waves, whose existence was predicted by Albert Einstein 50 years earlier, made it possible. Working with Kip on the film “Interstellar”, I realized that only a person who not only understands science, but also knows how to explain it to launch a project such as Ligo. I often said that I could talk with him about physics for no longer than 45 minutes, and then my brains were boiled. Kip - of those people whose brains never boil, and this is great happiness for all of us.
Barack Obama, US President: in Aun San Su Zhi, I am striking in the quiet dignity that combines in it with a frantic desire to bring democracy to its native country. Today, from a prisoner who spent 15 years under house arrest, she turned into a party leader, with a colossal margin of winning the elections. She sends the first half -century non -consuming government of her country in half a century. Burma has yet to cope with many problems, its success as a country will depend on whether its rulers can resolve many years of conflicts and ensure equal rights for all ethnic and religious groups. But democracy opens up excellent prospects for Burma, and Aun San Su Su Zi still remains a lighthouse of hope for everyone who strives for justice-both in Burma and around the world.
John Kerry, US Secretary of State: when I read that Leonardo DiCaprio slept in the carcass of the animal and bite into raw bison meat to turn into Hugh Glass, I felt embarrassed - but not to say that I was surprised. Leo's talent is endless, but his secret is very simple: he is real. Sending himself 200 years ago for the sake of an Oscar -winning, bear, the strongest role in the “surviving”, he knows what he is talking about. Preparation, reliability and brains are the basis of DiCaprio as an artist. But I admire them even more for how he fights for the protection of our planet. Since 1998, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has provided grants for the environment for the preservation of the environment in more than 44 countries. He used the skills on the set, making films about what is happening to the ground. He discussed threats to the environment personally with world leaders from Vladimir Putin to Pope Francis. <...> Twenty years ago, Leo captured the hearts of millions with a cry of "I am the king of the world!" Now he inspires millions with his work and personal example to save the world.
Jennifer Lawrence, American film actress: the ability of Adele to talk about himself and at the same time about us all turned her into a star, but not the one that everyone looks at, but into a huge star with his own gravity, which we are drawn to. And all this is only about her texts. I would like to say about her voice - but how can I? He is unique. This is about the voice, but I did not say anything about her intellect. Adele is wise, as if she is 500 years old. Her calmness and kindness are wrapped in a thick skin of a damn gangster. Adele is a person very closed from the world, and I will try to do everything to protect her personal life. We all see her success, her indisputable talent and beauty. But we do not see what a wonderful mother she is, what a wonderful friend and wife. We do not see how she makes her son Halloween costumes. Adele is a gift, an international treasure, but it is also sweet, smart and beautiful. Bitch.