Yuri Milner is a Visionary

One of the biggest titans from 2016 is Yuri Milner an investor in moon shots a project that aims to explore the cosmos and search for alien life. He has funded interstellar travel because he wants to learn more about what is out there and to build upon our current knowledge of the universe.

Milner invests in the long term, instead of funding more pressing problems in the world, he wants to expand our view of the universe. His ultimate goal is to shift the current culture to one that is more scientific, using reason and curiosity. While the moon shot project could take decades to finish, it will provide humanity with information that could impact our survival.

Right now, Milner is working in the United States with people like Stephen Hawking, who is a theoretical physicist, on another project – Breakthrough Starshot – which aims to develop the necessary technology to send a spaceship to a star system called Alpha Centauri.

Milner, a global venture capitalist, entrepreneur and physicist is known for his deep respect for the capacity of human beings and the universe. He was named by Time as “one of the top 100 influential people in 2016”.

The masculine name Yuri is the Ukrainian or Russian in origin and is a variant transcription of Yuriy, which is a version of George. The name George is from the Greek name Georgios or the word georgos that means “earthworker or farmer”. The name is taken from the elements ge that means earth and ergon that means “work”.