Biography

Saturday, 31 January 2026

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Nikola Tesla
In 1887, he developed an AC-powered induction motor.
Tesla's partners negotiated a licensing agreement with Westinghouse for Tesla's multiphase induction ...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great is a saint of the Orthodox Church.
The Orthodox Church calls him an equal of the Apostles. His feast day is May 21.
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William Shakespeare
The farce “The Comedy of Errors” is Shakespeare’s shortest comedy at 1,770 lines. His most extended play is “Hamlet,” with 4042 lines.
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Robert Oppenheimer
He became a very popular professor and was nicknamed "Oppie".
The first year of his professorship went poorly, he could not relate to the students, could not expl ...
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Amadeus Mozart
Both of Mozart's sons never married and left no offspring.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's direct lineage died out in the mid-19th century.
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Hypatia
She is credited with inventing the astrolabe and the areometer.
An astrolabe is an instrument used to determine the position of celestial bodies above the horizon. ...
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare amassed a considerable fortune.
He made a profit from writing and acting, was a shareholder of a thriving theater, and was also acti ...
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Frederic Chopin
The composer returned to Paris shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte was elected President of the Second French Republic.
Chopin's state of health was very bad, and the only homeopath doctor who could help the artist died.
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Marilyn Monroe
Her sudden passing has sprung conspiracy theories.
Some wondered whether Marilyn’s death was linked to her affair with the Kennedy brothers.
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Ernest Hemingway
Grace Hall-Hemingway followed the Victorian convention of not differentiating children’s clothing by gender.
She wanted the eldest daughter Marcelline and the year younger Ernest to look like twins. So the chi ...
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