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    11 Jewish Movers And Shakers

    History’s Brilliant Jewish Leaders, Scientists, and Innovators www.jewishinsandiego.org/fedtalks

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    12. Sylvan Goldman—Inventor of the Shopping Cart

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    A trip to Whole Foods and Costco would be an entirely different experience without this man and his invention.

    11. Edwin Herbert Land— Inventor of the Polaroid Instant Camera

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    Basically, the precursor to Instagram. Thanks Edwin, our entire generation owes you a big one. #nofilter

    10. Levi Strauss

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    A world without high-waisted cutoff denim shorts is just unimaginable

    9. Robert G. Adler— Inventor of the Remote Control

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    Standing up to change the channel is seriously unfathomable.

    8. Gordon Gould—Inventor of the Laser

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    Because concerts that don't look like this are boring... And, without this guy IPL facials and the only effective form of hair removal would not be possible. Thanks Gordon, you're a G.

    7. Jonas Salk—Inventor of the Polio Vacine

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    Saving millions of lives while refusing to patent his vaccine to keep the cost low, what a mensch.

    6. Hans Goldschmidt— Chemist who Developed Stainless Steel Creation Process

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    Forget about planes, cars, and trains. Thanks, Hans, from now on we no longer have to deal with awful, white refrigerators

    5. Steve Wynn—Owner of Wynn Resorts

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    Without Steve our impromptu Vegas weekends would not have been nearly as fun

    4. Morton Mower— Inventor of the Defibrillator

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    Because we love seeing our favorite movie characters come back to life. Thanks for your life changing invention, Morton.

    3. Mark Cuban— Hustler, Shark, and Owner of the Dallas Mavericks

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    The epitome of "started at the bottom now we're here" -- Drake

    2. Larry Page & Sergey Brin— Founders of Google

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    Every second, Google processes 40,000 search queries, which is 3.5 billion searches a day, and 1.2 trillion searches per year worldwide. Today, a life without Google is no life at all.

    1. The Best and Brightest Minds of San Diego

    Via jewishinsandiego.org

    Learn more about the brilliant minds and ideas pioneering San Diego’s hi-tech and science sectors attend FEDtalks on October 30th at 6:30 p.m. at Scripps Research Institute.

    http://jewishinsandiego.org/fedtalks

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