Biography of Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 26, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered one of the greatest composers of European classical music (or more specifically, Viennese Classical music). He composed an astonishingly large amount of chamber, … read more
Biography of Michael Crichton
Dr. John Michael Crichton (born October 23, 1942) is an author and producer. His best-known works are science fiction: novels, films and television programs. His genre can be best described as techno-thriller which is usually … read more
Biography of Leonarda Da Vinci
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope, a variety of … read more
Biography of Lawrence Hargrave
Lawrence Hargrave (1850 – 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, and aeronautical pioneer. Born in England, he emigrated to Australia with his family in 1865 and took on an engineering apprenticeship in Sydney. He worked … read more
Biography of Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine (see polio vaccine). Salk was born in New York City. He spent his career as a professor at … read more
Biography of John Muir
John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was an environmentalist, naturalist, traveler, writer, and scientist. He is, however, probably best remembered as one of the greatest champions of the Yosemite area’s natural wonders. … read more
Biography of Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 by the Julian calendar in use in England at the time; or 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 by the Gregorian calendar) was an … read more
Biography of Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope, a variety of … read more
Biography of Enrico fermi
Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on beta decay, the development of the first nuclear reactor, and for the development of quantum theory. … read more
Biography of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (14511 – 20 May 1506)(Cristoforo Colombo in Italian, Cristobal Colon in Spanish) was probably Genoese, although many facts of his life suggest he could have been born in other places, from the Crown … read more
Biography of Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a scientist, inventor, and founder of the Bell Telephone Company, known as the “father of the telephone.” In addition to his work in telecommunications … read more
Biography of Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing (June 23, 1912 – June 7, 1954) was a British mathematician, logician, cryptographer, and is often considered a father of modern computer science. With the Turing Test, he made a significant and … read more
Biography of Har Gobind Khorana
Har Gobind Khorana was born of Hindu parents in Rajpur, a little village in Punjab, which is now part of West Pakistan. The correct date of his birth is not known; that shown in documents … read more
Biography of Tenzing Norgay
The highest place on earth – Everest – has a distinct taste of tameness. Never really known as a tricky, technical climb, the real challenge of climbing Everest lay in solving the problems of its … read more
Biography of Susruta
It was midnight when Susruta was awakened by a frantic knocking at the door. “Who’s out there?” asked the aged doctor, taking a lighted torch from its socket in the wall and approaching the door. … read more