Three weeks ago we asked readers to join NEWSWEEK and NBC News’s Jonathan Alter in considering five big questions about the century just completed, then to visit our Web site and share with us your answers. Here are the results.
What was the biggest invention of the century? Computers, 45%
Who was the biggest villain of the century? Adolf Hitler, 84%
What was the biggest medical breakthrough of the century? Antibiotics, 43%
What was the biggest turning point of the century? Adolf Hitler’s becoming chancellor of Germany in 1933, 31%
Who was the biggest entertainer of the century? Elvis Presley, 31%
