Is Bezos richer than Rockefeller?

Nope, not even close. John D. Rockefeller was at the peak of his wealth in 1909, with over $900 million in 1909 dollars to his name. Doesn't sound like much today—just your run-of-the-mill almo…

Top stories for Long   Is Bezos richer than Rockefeller? Pablo Djankowicz Ruizinowitz, lives in New York, NY • Answered December 14, 2020 Nope, not even close. John D. Rockefeller was at the peak of his wealth in 1909, with over $900 million in 1909 dollars to his name. Doesn't sound like much today—just your ... Read more » 3.4K 301   Can you fail a Ph.D. thesis defense? Mark Paris, PhD Atmospheric Science, Georgia Institute of Technology (1985) • Updated Fri I witnessed someone fail their defense. He presented a statistical analysis of a particular phenomenon, analyzed it backwards, forwards, upside down, and inside out. When h... Read more » 2.2K 123   Will the camera on a smartphone eventually be as good quality as top of the range digital cameras currently used by top photographers? Dave Haynie, Shooting photos since the 1970s! • Updated July 13 If you'd like to back in time, you can probably find a top professional camera that's not as good at basic photography than your smartphone. And, as well, you'll have to li... Read more » 377 40   Donald Trump says factories are closing all over China because we aren't taking their goods. Is this true? Charles Mercier, studied Psychology at Virginia Tech • Updated July 19 Most people are wrong answering this. Yes, factories* are closing in China because American businesses have stopped buying stuff from them. China's exports are quite a big ... Read more » 2.1K 378   Can I refuse to take back my stolen car? Heidi Jo Ennis, former 23 years as Manager of a Major Grocery Chain (1992-2015) • Answered May 3 My car was stolen. I reported it to the police. About 3 weeks later I received a phone call and they had found my car. It was now in the tow yard and I could recover it fro... Read more » 9K 1.3K   If the FBI arrived at the White House to arrest a sitting president and the president refused to go with them, what would the Secret Service do? Jon Mixon, Murican..I am • Answered December 3, 2019 Question: If the FBI arrived at the White House to arrest a sitting president and the president refused to go with them, what would the Secret Service do? This would never h... Read more » 3.2K 85   What is something you wish you hadn't found after a loved one died? Bob Wilson, I still have my friends from grade 1, 64 years later. • Updated April 12 When my mother died, my brother and I were cleaning out her home. We were both zombies, going through the motions, while our hearts were breaking. I found two boxes, one fo... Read more » 7.6K 296   Do Democrats believe the "My body, my choice" argument applies to covid vaccination? Why or why not? Timothy Cash, Former Republican, current Democratic party member • Answered November 3, 2024 Why didn't Democrats care about "my body, my choice" when it came to Covid vaccines? But we did. When we said, "please get vaccinated," many of you said: Then we said, "Okay,... Read more » 2.4K 1.1K   If x-y=0, then what does x+y equal to? William Knauth, B.S. Mathematics and Physics, Carnegie Mellon University (2022) • Answered December 28, 2019 (Please bear with me, this question is actually somewhat interesting and my explanation requires no prior familiarity with sets) In fact, what you wrote in x-y=0 is that you... Read more » 2.7K 738   I'm almost 18 and I inherited 3.5 million dollars can I live off this for the rest of life by investing it? Leslie Harrison • Updated July 21 Yes, you can, by following one simple rule: DON'T TOUCH YOUR CAPITAL. Your capital is the money that you've inherited that you now have invested. You can pay yourself out of y... Read more » 632 18   One day, an MIT student passed the famous mathematician John von Neumann in the hallway and asked him Alessandro13 • Posted Nov 5, 2024 "Excuse me, Professor, could you please help me with this calculus problem?" "Okay, but only if it's something quick, I'm a very busy man," the mathematician replied. "I'm having trouble with this in... Read more » 529 47   Why is it so easy for Americans to have a 4.0 GPA to the point a 3.5 is considered low? How easy is the curriculum? Joshua Gross, Faculty member who has been part of admissions processes • Answered October 15, 2020 You're seeing several things, which are answered in different answers here. I'll try to compile them: For high school, passing grades are not hard to obtain because the admi... Read more » 174 21 Read more in your feed

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