I logged in to say just this. Not enough people know about Deming and his impact on helping build Japan into an industrial powerhouse through statistical process control. Sounds boring, but was hugely important and influential. But you know, its more fun being an idiot and commenting about things you don't know about.

tell that to this kid; shes the youngest member of MENSA yet, at only two years of age, and the youngest kid in her family to boot! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/new s/news.html?in_article_id=463539&in_page_id=1770