THE COLLECTION

Heroes Who Built the Modern World

Start with a person. Leave understanding one more piece of the world around you.

AI
Abraham DarbyFossil Fueled Iron
AI
Abraham GesnerKerosene Chemistry
AI
Alexander FlemingThe First Antibiotic
AI
ArchimedesThe Science of Mechanics
Story
AI
AristotleThe Science of Life
StoryGame
AI
Carl SaganCosmic Perspective
Story
AI
Charles LyellReading Earth's History
AI
Charles M. SchwabSkyscraper Steel
AI
Claude ShannonThe Information Age
AI
Cornelius VanderbiltIntegrated Transportation
Story
AI
Cyrus McCormickMechanized Farming
AI
Dee HockGlobal Electronic Payments
AI
Edwin DrakeThe First Oil Well
Story
AI
Eli WhitneyInterchangeable Assembly
AI
Filippo BrunelleschiHuman-Centered Architecture
AI
Florence NightingaleSanitary Hospital
Story
AI
Fritz Haber & Carl BoschFertilizer from Air
AI
Grace HopperEnglish-Like Code
Story
AI
Henry BessemerThe Steel Age
AI
HippocratesClinical Medicine
AI
Isaac NewtonUniversal Gravity
Story
AI
Isambard BrunelEngineering Without Limits
AI
James J. HillRailroad Empire
AI
James WattRevolutionary Steam Power
AI
Jensen HuangProgrammable Parallel Computing
AI
John CarmackReal-Time 3D Worlds
AI
John D. RockefellerStandardized Energy
Story
AI
John HarrisonMarine Chronometer
AI
John SnowEpidemiology
AI
Jonas SalkPolio Defeated
AI
Joseph ListerAntiseptic Surgery
AI
Larry Page & Sergey BrinWeb-Scale Search
AI
Leonardo da VinciUniversal Genius
AI
Lorenzo de' MediciRenaissance Patronage
AI
Louis PasteurGerm Theory
AI
Malcom McLeanContainerized Shipping
Experiment
AI
Marie CurieRadioactive Elements
AI
Michael FaradayElectromagnetic Induction
Story
AI
MichelangeloMaster Sculpture
AI
Morris ChangPure-Play Chip Foundry
AI
Nathan RothschildInternational Bond Market
AI
Nikola TeslaLong Distance Electric Power
AI
Norman BorlaugHigh-Yield Agriculture
Story
AI
Robert NoyceCommercial Microchip
Experiment
AI
Steve JobsPersonal Computing
AI
The ScrantonsAmerican Railroad Iron
AI
TheophrastusThe Study of Plants
StoryGame
AI
Thomas EdisonPractical Electric Light
AI
Your Hero???
HELP SHAPE THE DECK

Don’t see your personal hero in this deck?

I’m Gene, the creator of these cards. Who should I celebrate next? Suggest a hero, and tell me what makes them special to you.

Leave your email so I can thank you personally and let you know if your hero joins the deck.

Your hero suggestion and reason will be public. Your email stays private and won’t subscribe you to a mailing list.

Give your hero the credit they deserve

Suggested heroes

Loading suggestions…

    Creator sign-in