Great to honor such people. But "he" alone didn't eradicate smallpox. It was a large number of people, organizations and sustained effort. https://twitter.com/gavinjohnadams/status/813873148714164224 …
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So it's great to honor people like Dr.Henderson—but also remember the massive organization he led. That's what worked. Not any person alone.
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it's like no-one invents things anymore, teams do. Nobel science prizes are outdated
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and the one organisation without which smallpox eradication would have been impossible is the UN (esp.
@WHO) http://www.who.int/features/2010/smallpox/en/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Actually, my favorite Brecht quote/play. Let me add to the thread. :-Dhttps://twitter.com/zeynep/status/352512388148375554 …
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And the recognition that a being a hero only means being a person who does the right thing at the one moment when it really matters.
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@trap0xf Inthink what we need most is less jerks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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