*the [[Open source|open source]] movement and its development of the [[Linux]] operating system
*the [[Open source|open source]] movement and its development of the [[Linux]] operating system
*the design of the St. Louis Arch (competition won by an unknown architect, featuring openness)
*the design of the St. Louis Arch (competition won by an unknown architect, featuring openness)
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*the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, solved the problem of powered fixed-wing flight, despite mockery and accusations of dishonesty from aviation "experts."
*the investigation of the [[Challenger Disaster]] by maverick physicist [[Richard Feynman]]
*the investigation of the [[Challenger Disaster]] by maverick physicist [[Richard Feynman]]
*the solution to the greatest unsolved problem of our time, Poincare's conjecture (see below)
*the solution to the greatest unsolved problem of our time, Poincare's conjecture (see below)