Explorers

Christopher Columbus

“My desire was not to pass any island without taking possession, so that, one having been taken, the same may…

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Authors

J. R. R. Tolkien

“A pen is to me as a beak is to a hen.” – J.R.R. Tolkien. J. R. R. Tolkien Biography…

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Business

John D Rockefeller

“I have ways of making money that you know nothing of” – John D. Rockefeller For a man who was…

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Politics

Alexander Hamilton

“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” – Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton…

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Art

Michelangelo

“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.” – Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was born on…

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Engineering

Gustave Eiffel

“I ought to be jealous of the tower. She is more famous than I am.” – Gustave Eiffel. Gustave Eiffel…

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Military

Davy Crockett

“You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas” – Davy Crockett. There is probably not a…

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Entertainment

Lana Turner

“The most important tool of my trade was a mirror” – Lana Turner Lana Turner was one of the most…

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Pioneers

Neil Armstrong

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” – Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong had flying in…

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Pioneers

Amelia Earhart

“Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to…

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Entertainment

Stan Laurel

“All I know is just how to make people laugh” – Stan Laurel Born on 16 June 1890 in Ulverston,…

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Inventors

Louis Braille

“Live without seeing, but be what you are.” – Louis Braille Louis Braille Biography Born on 4 January 1809, Louis…

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Science

Ada Lovelace

“The Analytical Engine does not occupy common ground with mere ‘calculating machines.’ It holds a position wholly its own, and…

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Inventors

Charles Babbage

“It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed…

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Authors

Beatrix Potter

 “Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.” – Beatrix Potter…

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Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong” – Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell Biography Bertrand Russell…

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