The Most Influential Celebrities of All Time to World!
(b. c. 290–280 BCE, Syracuse, Sicily [now in Italy]-d. 212/211 BCE, Syracuse) The most famous mathematician of ancient Greece, Archimedes is especially important for his discovery of the relation between the surface and volume of a sphere and its circumscribing cylinder and for his formulation of a hydrostatic principle (known as Archimedes’ principle). As an […]
(b. April 14, 1629, The Hague, Neth.-d. July 8, 1695, The Hague) Christiaan Huygens (or Christian Huyghens) was a Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist who founded the wave theory of light, discovered the true shape of the rings of Saturn, and made original contributions to the science of dynamics-the study of the action of forces
(b. 14th century, Mainz [now in Ger.]-d. probably Feb. 3, 1468, Mainz) Johann Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was a German craftsman and inventor who originated a method of printing from movable type that was used without important change until the 20th century. The unique elements of his invention consisted of a mold, with punchstamped
In the 1970s, Swedish pop group Abba replaced the BEATLES as the world’s most popular entertainers. They had extraordinary chart success, and their deceptively simple, slick (some would say bland) music, conceals their quite exceptional songwriting and production skills. Formed in 1972, Abba included Benny Andersson (b. December 1946), keyboards and synthesizer; Bjorn Ulvaeus (b.