3 Apples that changed the world
“Three apples have changed the world: one seduced Eve, one awakened Newton, and the third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs”. Adam and Eve – the power of storytelling The Biblical story of Adam and Eve eating the apple – the forbidden fruit - will be well known to you, whatever your religious viewpoint. In fact it is one of the best known stories in the entire world. Adam and Eve is the story of creation and sets the tone for God’s relationship with human kind. It tells the story of our fall from Grace, is the basis for the Christian doctrine of Original Sin and forms the basis of not just one but three of the great religions of the world. These are complex theological ideas but brilliantly delivered in a story (whatever your view of Biblical truth or allegory) and one of the best examples in history of the power of story-telling to get over complex ideas. Isaac Newton – this is the modern world Isaac Newton was is widely considered to be the most influential scientist who has ever
