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Introduction Marie Curie was a famous Polish and French chemist. Born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland. Later lived in France. Marie Curie received the Nobel Prize for Physics and Chemistry in 1903 and 1911 respectively (the first person to win two Nobel Prizes). Marie Curie discovered radioactive elements like radium and polonium. The first female professor at the University of Paris was Marie Curie. Marie Curie is one of only two people to win Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science. Marie was the wife of Pierre Curie and the mother of Irene Joliet Curie and Eve Curie. ... Read More

Introduction Walter Disney was an explorer of the animation industry in America. As he was very much interested in cartoons, he made many developments. He was also a film producer, so he was nominated for many Academy Awards, and also he received many. He achieved a peak in the cinema industry through his work. As an entrepreneur, he enlarged Disney into a Disney amusement park. Early LifeWalt Disney was born in California in 1901. His parents were Elias Disney who is a farmer, carpenter and building contractor and Flora who worked as a school teacher, and he was the ... Read More

IntroductionThomas Jefferson was an American diplomat, statesman, architect, philosopher, lawyer, and founding father. He was chosen as the 3rd President of the United States during the years 1801 to 1809, before that he also served as a vice president when John Adams and George Washington were presidents. He drafted Virginia’s legislator for religious freedom and was also a principal author of the United States of America’s independence declaration document. Early Life and Career Jefferson was the third of ten children, born on the 13th of April 1743 in Virginia, which was the British Colony. Jefferson’s father and mother ... Read More

IntroductionTalcott Parsons, was an American sociologist born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on December 13, 1902, His theory of social activity had an impact on the intellectual underpinnings of several fields of contemporary sociology. He formed Harvard University's sociology department. His work was hugely important throughout the 1950s and well into the 1960s, and it was concerned with a broad theoretical approach to analyzing society rather than limited empirical research. Omid.af17, Talcott Parsons 3, CC BY-SA 4.0 Contributions of Talcott Parsons Talcott Parsons began by evaluating the perspectives of various sociologists. He used these details to develop his perspective on ... Read More

IntroductionSir Isaac Newton was a philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, theologian, physicist, and alchemist. He had worked on various theories and hypotheses like the theory of relativity, gravity, binomial theory, and Opticks. He was connected to Trinity College and Cambridge University. Furthermore, he refused the doctrine of the trinity and dedicated most of his life to alchemy and biblical chronology besides science. Early life Sir Isaac Newton was born at Woolsthrope manor, a hamlet in Lincolnshire, on 4th January 1643 or 25th December 1642 according to the Julian calendar. He was born prematurely and was a posthumous child. His biological ... Read More

Introduction The full name of Winston Churchill is Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. He came into existence on 30th November in the year 1874 in Blenheim Palace, England and he died on 25th January in the year 1965 in London. He worked as the Prime minister or PM of the United Kingdom between the years 1940 to 1945 and also between 1951 and 1955. During his entire lifetime, Churchill introduced or published more than forty books in sixty volumes, along with hundreds of self-written articles. He also received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. He was one of the ... Read More

Introduction Shakespeare was an English actor, playwright, as well as a poet who lived from April 26, 1564, to April 23, 1616. He is broadly accepted as the most influential English-language composer and also the finest playwright personality in the history of humanity. He is repeatedly alluded to as the “Bard of Avon” and England's national poet (or simply “the Bard”). A huge total of 154 sonnets, 39 plays, three lengthy narrative poems, and a few other verses. His few works ownership is contested, making up his surviving works, including collaborations. His dramas are presented much more extensively than those ... Read More

Introducing Hawking’s Life“Stephen William Hawking was born on 8th January in the year 1942 in England. His entire family had to shift to the Oxford University campus to escape the threat of V2 rockets over London. As a child, Sir Stephen Hawkins was a talented kid and used various unorthodox study aids that helped him to retain a lot of things. While leaving school, he decided to continue studying physics at the University of Oxford. According to the physics professor at Oxford, Robert Berman, Stephen Hawking was an extraordinary student. He was not a typical cramming student and barely used ... Read More

Introduction Socrates was born in 470 BCE in Greece. This Greek philosopher influenced a lot on the philosophy of western countries. Despite some controversial facts, he became famous for his contribution to creating the Socratic Method. Socrates was engaged in the study of logical reasoning, particularly in the area of ethics. Early life He lived in Athens with his family until his death. His mother worked as a midwife, and his father, Sophroniscus, was a stonemason. He probably lacked a great deal of formal education because of his financial crisis. Socrates first followed in his father's footsteps and started working ... Read More

Introduction Queen Victoria was one of the longest-serving rulers of the United Kingdom. The period of her reign is also called the Victorian Era. Her full name is Alexandrina Victoria. She was often called the grandmother of Europe because of so many relatives and relations with monarchs. Queen Victoria Description: Queen Victoria, Franz Xaver Winterhalter studio, 1843, German/English painting. Birth and Family Queen Vitoria was taken to birth on 24 May 1819 at Kensington Place, in London. She was the only born of her parents Edward, Duke of Kent and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. Edward was the fourth ... Read More