Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was a celebrated Italian Renaissance architect,
musician, inventor, engineer, sculptor and painter.

He has been described as the archetype of the "Renaissance man" and as a universal genius.
Leonardo is well known for his masterly paintings, such as The Last Supper and Mona Lisa. He is
also known for his many inventions that were conceived well before their time but of which few
were constructed in his lifetime. In addition, he helped advance the study of anatomy, astronomy,
and civil engineering.

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922) was a scientist, inventor, and founder of
the Bell telephone company. In addition to his work in telecommunications technology, he also
was responsible for important advances in aviation and hydrofoil technology.

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May
3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest writer the English language has ever known.
Indeed, the English Renaissance has often been called "the age of Shakespeare". As a
playwright, he performed the rare feat of excelling in both tragedy and comedy. He also wrote 154
sonnets, two narrative poems, and a handful of shorter poems; several of his plays feature songs
that are among the finest lyric poems in English. These arguably feature amongst the most
brilliant pieces of English literature ever written, because of Shakespeare's ability to rise beyond
the narrative and describe the innermost and the most profound aspects of human nature.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus (1451—May 20, 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the
Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas in 1492 under the flag of Castilian Spain. He believed
that the earth was a relatively small sphere, and argued that a ship could reach the Far East via a
westward course.

Columbus was not the first person to reach the Americas, which he found already populated. Nor
was he the first European to reach the continent as it is widely acknowledged today that Vikings
from Northern Europe had visited North America in the 11th century and set up a short-lived
colony, L'Anse aux Meadows.

Issac Newton

Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727), English natural philosopher, generally regarded as the most
original and influential theorist in the history of science. In addition to his invention of the
infinitesimal calculus and a new theory of light and color, Newton transformed the structure of
physical science with his three laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation. As the
keystone of the scientific revolution of the 17th century, Newton's work combined the
contributions of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, and others into a new and powerful
synthesis. Three centuries later the resulting structure - classical mechanics - continues to be a
useful but no less elegant monument to his genius.

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in the small town of Ulm, in southern
Germany, near the source of Europe's longest river, the Danube. His parents, Hermann
and Pauline were Jewish.He is best known for his theories of special relativity and
general relativity. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to
Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric
effect. Einstein died on 18 April, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.

Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage, (26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English

mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the
concept of a programmable computer. Babbage invented the first mechanical computer
that eventually led to more complex designs. he is considered a "father of the computer.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was the first and foremost comedy
artist of the silent era. He meant many things to many people. His working methods were
a mystery until they rediscovered a cache of films he had stored away, which was brought
to light after his death.

Adam Smith

Adam Smith was a genius among the economists along with also being a philosopher.
Not only did he extend the boundaries of economy, but also enlightened and reformed the
commercial policy of Europe.

Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor,
scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life
around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-
lasting, practical electric light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the
principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and
therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.