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September 22nd, 2009 by admin | See what 11 other Friends of Lou had to say about this.
You don’t have to be a genius to love Louisville, but numerous brilliant people who lived here, loved here.
Who was the brainiest of ’em all? We’ve compiled a list of five hometown Braniacs. Share a piece of your mind and pick who you think’s the most brilliant.
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Odds are you’re an official Friend of Lou. But have you studied the Official Code of Official Conduct? It’s a brain trust of ideas for getting other smart folk like you signed up — which will make you look pretty smart for thinking of them.
Granted that music uses parts of the brain not related to the skills exhibited by the others. I heard Lionel Hampton play one of his last concerts at Rutgers a few years back and was sitting about six feet from him on the front row of the grass seats. Just listening to recordings, one doesn’t get what’s required to play chords with multiple mallets between the fingers. When he began to slow down a little on the vibes, he switched to his other instrument, the drums, and went all out for a few numbers and then back to the vibes like he’d had a refreshing nap.
I love this quiz! Hubble is the father of modern astronomy. He gets my vote! But no women? Come on! How about Naslund or Fossey?
I may not be “brainy”, but it’s Louis D. Brandeis, not William.
Please share with us some information about when these Braniacs lived in the area. A couple of these were surprising!
Definitely Edison. He invented the light we need so much. Too bad he did not hang around long enough to invent a way to not LOSE our lights when storms strike in our wonderful city. Oh well, such is life.
I hope this helps:
• Brandeis was born in Louisville and taught at UofL [http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/findingguides/xml/brandeis.html]
• Edison lived on East Washington Street [http://www.historichomes.org/edisonhouse]
• Hampton was born in Louisville and later moved to Alabama [http://www.parabrisas.com/d_hamptonl.php]
• Hubble lived in Louisville off and on in 1911 and 1913 with his family [http://www.astro.louisville.edu/education/hubble_in_louisville/index.html]
• Samuel Plato lived and practiced architecture in Louisville [http://wikimarion.org/Samuel_Plato]
Brandeis gets my vote hands-down because he was one of the top legal thinkers this country has EVER produced–certainly one of the top five Supreme Court justices of all time. It is as a result of his work that this country recognizes the right of every individual to his or her “privacy.” However, Brandeis never taught at the University of Louisville. The NYT just yesterday reviewed a new bio of this remarkable man. I also concur with the individual who questioned why there were no women on the list. There are some; the fact that we can’t think of them is just a sign of our reliance on “the usual suspects.” I encourage readers and voters to suggest some. OTOH, Brandeis (who is a native Louisvillian, graduating from Louisville male High School at age 14 ) would still get my vote.
Plato laid the foundation for Western Thought. Without him, higher education wouldn’t have the relevance it possesses. The other four Brainiacs gained their knowledge, because of him.
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