Sentence examples for transform civilization from inspiring English sources

In any case, Mr. Gingrich's language is less apocalyptic than when he was speaker (and wanted to transform civilization), but he has never been accused of thinking small.

For centuries, architects have aspired to create buildings that enlighten or transform civilization, only to see them remain isolated splendors, with little impact on society at large.

Francis Bacon once commented on the "obscure and inglorious origins" of the magnetic compass, gunpowder, and paper and printmaking, three inventions that he claimed transformed civilization.

Albert Jay Nock, a libertarian essayist, used the term in "Isaiah's Job," an influential essay from 1936, in which he imagined "the remnant" as a network of enlightened souls capable of saving and transforming civilization.

Time magazine named Einstein the "Person of the Century" because his ideas transformed civilization.

The second peaked in the years immediately after 9/11, when the administration of George W. Bush pursued a doctrine of unilateral pre-emptive war and set out to transform Islamic civilization at gunpoint.

Information on the group's website says that the 'energy balance' theory "recognizes that good health involves both diet and physical activity and can serve as a platform to help transform human civilization to achieve optimal health through sustainable solutions that also drive economic prosperity".

Their invention of metallic coinage, which the Greeks quickly adopted, played an important part as a catalyst in the commercial revolution that transformed Greek civilization in the 6th century bc.

Last November's Genius issue of Esquire showcased those men and women "transforming our civilization," including the N.B.A. point guard Allen Iverson and the brilliant Leonardo -- not Da Vinci, but DiCaprio.

Le Bon believed that crowds need strong leaders, to distance them from their natural madness and transform them into civilizations of splendor, vigor, and brilliance.

One of the most popular games in the history of computer gaming is making its way over to Facebook this summer, as Sid Meier attempts to transform his ultra-popular Civilization series into Civ World.