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Famous Thinkers: Steven Spielberg & Grace Hopper Famous thinkers can come from all walks of life and can be from our generation and others. Reaching goals can be done in many ways. The similarity famous thinkers is that they are all share creative minds and are all creative thinkers. Creative ideas are the foundation of creative process (Goodman & Fritchie, 2011). Famous thinkers base their ideas on searching for solutions to problem, need, or the way others think or view specific issues. When I think of famous thinkers a vast number of people come to mind. Two thinkers that genuinely stand out to me are Steven Spielberg & Grace Hopper. My article will provide more details on the influence and accomplishments of these great thinkers. Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg had an early start on his career, even as a child he was an amateur filmmaker. Spielberg became an Academy Award-winning director and one of the youngest television directors. His opportunities became endless after the television film, Duel in 1972, which landed him a chance to direct for the cinema. Steven Spielberg has brought unique contributions to society. Ten ways he has done this is
1. Helping to create the idea of the movie “blockbuster.”
2. Bringing back our sense of wonder
3. Helping to make robot uprising the new zombie apocalypse
4. Bringing back the Saturday morning serial
5. Co-founding a successful new studio, and helping bring back animated films
6. Preserving and shaping the memory of World War II
7. Showing that video games could be a viable storytelling tool.
8. Taking on tough adaptations/re-imaginings, and making them happen
9. Keeping science fiction alive on TV
10. Being an early adopter and innovator of CGI
His work has shaped viewers love for cheesy, all out, ridiculously expensive summer-fun-rides through his creative mind and continues to today. Using his creative mind he explored primeval fears, tackled literary adaptations, historical,

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