Nikola Tesla was a visionary physicist and inventor of the twentieth century. Born in an Orthodox Christian household in 1856 in Serbia, Tesla studied in Austria and Prague and later migrated to the USA where he stayed till his death in 1943.
Nicolas Appert, born on November 17, 1749 in Chalons-sur-Marne, France, was a chef who is best remembered for the invention of airtight food preservation.
Murasaki Shikibu was a Japanese novelist and courtier who lived during the Heian period. She was born in 973 AD to the Fujiwara family.
Professor Muhammad Yunus, popularly known as “Banker to the Poor”, is a Bangladeshi economist, Nobel Prize winner and pioneer in the field of microcredit.
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 was a renowned Russian weapons designer, most famous for designing the AK-47 rifle. Mikhail was born in 1919 in Kurya, Russia.
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 was an American inventor of the 20th century, known primarily for her invention of the windscreen wiper.
Marie Curie (born Maria Salomea Skłodowska) was a Polish-French physicist famous for her work in the field of radioactivity.
Madam C.J. Walker was an African-American entrepreneur who established a business selling hair care products to women in the 19th century.