Quote by: Hans Rosling

Eighteen fifty-eight was a year of great technological advancement in the West. That was the year when Queen Victoria was able, for the first time, to communicate with President Buchanan, through the Transatlantic Telegraphic Cable. And they were the first to 'Twitter' transatlantically.


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  • NameHans Rosling
  • DescriptionSwedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker
  • BornJuly 27, 1948
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionPhysician; Statistician; Blogger
  • AwardsKunskapspriset; International Swede Of The Year; Time 100; The Gannon Award; Illis Quorum