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Take a glimpse into the lives of some of the world's most inspiring and successful celebrities, politicians and sports people and more in our edit of the best autobiographies and biographies to read right now.
5 days ago · Albert Einstein (born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany—died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.) German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Mar 15, 2024 · Abraham Lincoln. See all media. Category: History & Society. Byname: Honest Abe, the Rail-Splitter, or the Great Emancipator. Born: February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S. Died: April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. (aged 56) Title / Office: presidency of the United States of America (1861-1865), United States.
5 days ago · Original name: Michael King, Jr. Born: January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Died: April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee (aged 39) Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (1970) Nobel Prize (1964) Notable Works: “I Have A Dream” Notable Family Members: spouse Coretta Scott King. On the Web:
Mar 13, 2024 · Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) Ada Lovelace's genius was years before her time. As an English mathematician, she is credited with being the world's first computer programmer. Her notes on Babbage’s...
Mar 14, 2024 · Byron: A Life in Ten Letters by Andrew Stauffer. Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin. Hardy Women by Paula Byrne. The Woman in Me by Britney Spears. Marcia Williams by Linda McDougall. Lou...
Mar 5, 2024 · Quick Facts. FULL NAME: Marie Salomea Skodowska-Curie. BORN: November 7, 1867. BIRTHPLACE: Warsaw, Poland. DEATH: July 4, 1934. SPOUSE: Pierre Curie (m. 1895-1906) CHILDREN: Irene Joliot-Curie, Eve...