Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers were Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (1740-1810) and Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier (1745-1799). The brothers invented the first practical hot air balloon and conducted the first manned ballooned flight.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikhail Kalashnikov was a renowned Russian weapons designer, most famous for designing the AK-47 rifle. Mikhail was born in 1919 in Kurya, Russia.
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday was an English scientist, mainly remembered for his contributions to the fields of physics and chemistry. Born in 1791 to a poor family, Faraday did not receive much formal education.
Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson was an American inventor of the 20th century, known primarily for her invention of the windscreen wiper.
Marie Curie
Marie Curie (born Maria Salomea Skłodowska) was a Polish-French physicist famous for her work in the field of radioactivity.
Madam C.J. Walker
Madam C.J. Walker was an African-American entrepreneur who established a business selling hair care products to women in the 19th century.
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur was a renowned French chemist and microbiologist of the 19th century, with several extraordinary achievements to his name.
Louis Braille
Louis Braille was the inventor of the Braille system of reading for the blind. He was born on January 4th, 1809 in a small town named Coupvray in France and was the youngest child of Simon-René and Monique Braille.
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie George Johnson is an American engineer who is famous for inventing the super soaker squirt gun, one of the most popular children’s toys in the world.
Linus Torvalds
Linus Torvalds is a Finnish-American software engineer who developed the Linux operating system. He was born in 1969 in Helsinki, Finland to Nils and Anna Torvalds.