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| | :*may have virtually flunked out of the pre-med program at [[Georgetown]], never released his grades, failed to earn a degree at [[Oxford]], no original work or ideas | | :*may have virtually flunked out of the pre-med program at [[Georgetown]], never released his grades, failed to earn a degree at [[Oxford]], no original work or ideas |
| | *[[Richard Dawkins]] | | *[[Richard Dawkins]] |
| − | :*unsuccessful in obtaining a doctorate, lasted only 2 years teaching at [[Berkeley]], a mere lecturer at [[Oxford]] until a wealthy ally donated a professorship for him | + | :*lasted only 2 years teaching at [[Berkeley]], a mere lecturer at [[Oxford]] until a wealthy ally donated a professorship for him |
| | *[[Stephen Jay Gould]] | | *[[Stephen Jay Gould]] |
| | :*[[Antioch College]] graduate (geology major), his work is riddled with contradictions | | :*[[Antioch College]] graduate (geology major), his work is riddled with contradictions |
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| | :*described as a "whiz kid," he wrote or did nothing of significance, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] | | :*described as a "whiz kid," he wrote or did nothing of significance, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] |
| | *[[Henry Kissinger]] | | *[[Henry Kissinger]] |
| − | :*speaks very few languages well for a diplomat, had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] and [[Soviet Union]] | + | :*fluent in relatively few languages for a diplomat, had no insights or noteworthy work, mishandled [[Vietnam War]] and [[Soviet Union]] |
| | *[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] | | *[[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] |
| | :*repeatedly passed over for the [[Nobel Prize]] due to a lack of achievement, allowed multiple leaks from [[Los Alamos]] | | :*repeatedly passed over for the [[Nobel Prize]] due to a lack of achievement, allowed multiple leaks from [[Los Alamos]] |
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| | :*privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Currently publisher of the ''[[New York Times]]''. | | :*privileged youth, rise to the top based upon family name and inherited connections. Currently publisher of the ''[[New York Times]]''. |
| | *[[Charles Darwin]] | | *[[Charles Darwin]] |
| | + | :*poor student |
| | *[[Carl Sagan]] | | *[[Carl Sagan]] |
| | + | :*insisted that there must be life in outer space |
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| | Please add other examples. | | Please add other examples. |