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- A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar. Buy on Amazon. This biography of esteemed mathematician John Nash was both a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize and the basis for the award-winning film of the same name.
- Alan Turing: The Enigma: The Book That Inspired the Film The Imitation Game - Updated Edition by Andrew Hodges. Buy on Amazon. Hodges’ 1983 biography of Alan Turing sheds light on the inner workings of this brilliant mathematician, cryptologist, and computer pioneer.
- Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Buy on Amazon. Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton is not only the inspiration for a hit Broadway musical, but also a work of creative genius itself.
- Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston. Buy on Amazon. A prolific essayist, short story writer, and novelist, Hurston turned her hand to biographical writing in 1927 with this incredible work, kept under lock and key until it was published 2018.
- Nicolaus Copernicus. Astronomer and mathematician. 1473-1543. For centuries, people incorrectly believed the Earth was the center of the universe. Copernicus theorized otherwise, with the belief that the size and speed of a planet’s orbit depended on its distance from the centralized sun.
- Galileo Galilei. Physicist and astronomer. 1564-1642. Galileo changed how we literally see the world by taking early telescopes and improving their design. The Italian scientist made lenses capable of magnifying objects twenty-fold.
- Robert Hooke. Astronomer, physicist, and biologist. 1635-1703. Englishman Hooke coined the term “cell,” now known as the basic structural unit of all organisms, in his 1665 book Micrographia after observing the cell walls in slices of cork tissue.
- Sir Isaac Newton. Physicist and mathematician. 1643-1727. You probably know about Newton’s three laws of motion, including that objects will remain at rest or in uniform motion unless acted upon.
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St. Thomas AquinasCheopsThe list by Michael Hart is very useful for finding a list of very influential people. Like any list, everyone will have their own opinion and when it comes to ranking – there is ‘no’ right answer. My main observation is that he has given a high weighting to scientists and writers than I might. Most notable omissions Abraham Lincolnwho prevented th...
From pioneers, leaders and titans to artists, innovators and icons, these are the most influential people of 2021.
From pioneers, leaders, and titans to artists, innovators, and icons, these are the most influential people of 2023.
