Biography

Friday, 7 August 2026
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
21 facts about Ada Lovelace
The first female programmer
Ada Lovelace was a British poet and mathematician who lived in the first half of the 19th century. She was the daughter of one of Britain's greatest d ...

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Nikola Tesla
He also invented the wireless transfer of electricity.
Here he took advantage of the resonant transformer's ability to generate a strong alternating electr ...
Marilyn Monroe
Although she appeared as a confident woman, she struggled with low self-esteem.
Her mental issues led to her abusing alcohol and drugs.
Sting
After graduating in 1974, Sting taught English at St. Paul's First School in Cramlington for two years.
Salvador Dali
Dali designed the Chupa Chups logo.
During his career he created many advertisements and logos.
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare’s father was probably an obscure Catholic.
There was a document, found in the 18th century in the attic of one of the Henley Street buildings, ...
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote 38 comedies and tragedies, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and many poems diverse in content and form.
It is impossible to determine the order in which Shakespeare’s works were written. It was feared tha ...
Charles Darwin
He became one of the best students.
In the final examinations he placed tenth out of 178 people. The reading of numerous naturalistic wo ...
Ernest Hemingway
In 1923 Hemingway and his wife returned to Toronto, where their son Jack Hemingway (John Hadley Nicanor Hemingway) was born.
His parents called him Bumby. At the same time, Hemingway’s first collection of short stories, “Thre ...
Ludwig van Beethoven
Since Ludwig showed musical talent from an early age, his father, following the example of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, wanted to turn him into a "child prodigy".
Johann, aware of Leopold Mozart's success in this field (with son Wolfgang and daughter Nannerl), at ...
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
As an able student, he attended a special engineering course for outstanding students.
He remained at the school as an instructor sub-brigadier with the rank of ensign and graduated with the rank of captain.