She found polonium and radium together with her husband Pierre Curie. Curie’s relentless resolve and insatiable curiosity made her an icon on this planet of recent...
Marie Curie was a Polish-born French physicist who was famous for her work on radioactivity. She was born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Congress Kingdom of...
Florence Nightingale’s contributions to the nursing profession are numerous. She set up reading rooms and recreational programs for the soldiers as their health improved. She wrote letters...
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. She came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of...
She is best known for her roles in the films “Mary Poppins” (1964) and “The Sound of Music” (1965). Andrews has won numerous accolades throughout her...
Julie Andrews is an English actress, singer, and author. She was born on October 1st, 1935 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. She is one of the last surviving leading...
Lech Walesa’s parents were his father, Boleslaw Walesa, a carpenter, and his mother Felicja Walesa. During World War II, the Nazis put Walesa’s father in a...
Lech Walesa is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He was born on September 29, 1943, in Popowo, near Włocławek, Poland. He helped...
Tutu was ordained an Anglican priest in 1960 and used his pulpit to speak out against oppression during the darkest days of the apartheid system. From his...
Desmond Tutu was a South African Anglican archbishop who was born on October 7, 1931 in Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa. He was a vocal and committed opponent...