Biography

On the one hand, he strengthened it during his victorious military campaigns; on the other hand, by ...

High in the Andes, he saw shells and numerous tree fossils exposed by the tremors. From this he conc ...

It was a modest income at the time; by comparison, a skilled laborer - a blacksmith or carpenter - c ...

He left behind more than 50 symphonies, dozens of concertos for piano, violin, flute and other solo ...

He developed a patent for a device to transmit sound waves in 1900 but was preceded in this idea by ...

He received a hefty salary of $20,000 a year and the opportunity to live for free in a 17th-century house, with a cook and caretaker. The house was surrounded by woods covering 107 acres.

Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier played the roles of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.

He was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, author of the theory of evolution, which is considered a fundamental concept in science.

For many years, it was not known what caused his death. Although a bloodletting by a medic, two hour ...

Although it was considered cheating during her times, her design was incorporated into the production of pointe shoes, allowing dancers with curved feet to perform with ease and less pain.