1.Albert Einstein-German physicist.He developed the general
theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). Einstein's work is
also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.
2.Thomas Edison-American inventor.He developed many devices
that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting,
practical electric light
bulb.
3.Bill Gates-Founder
of Microsoft.In
1975, Gates and Paul
Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at
Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, and was the largest
individual shareholder until May 2014.[Gates has authored and co-authored several
books.
4. Louis Pasteur-French
chemist and Biologist.He is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the
causes and prevention of diseases, and his discoveries have saved countless lives ever since.
He reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.
5. Steve Jobs-American entrepreneur
and inventor.He
was the co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc.; CEO and majority
shareholder of Pixar
Animation Studios a
member of The Walt Disney
Company's
board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and founder, chairman,
and CEO of NeXT Inc.
6. Pablo
Picasso-Spanish painter. Regarded as one of
the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for
co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention
of constructed sculpture,the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he
helped develop and explore.
7. Tim
Berners Lee- Credited
with founding World Wide Web.He made a proposal for an
information management system in March 1989, and he implemented the first
successful communication between a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) client and server via
the Internet sometime around mid-November of that same year.
8. Mahatma Gandhi-Preeminent Leader. Employing nonviolent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to
independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the
world. The honorific Mahatma (Sanskrit: "high-souled",
"venerable") applied to him first in 1914 in South Africa,—is now
used worldwide. He is also called Bapu in India.
9. Dr.B R Ambedkar- Indian jurist.He was Independent India's
first law minister and the principal
architect of the Constitution
of India.
10. Alexander
Fleming-Scottish biologist.His best-known discoveries
are the enzyme lysozyme in 1923 and the world's first antibiotic substance
benzylpenicillin (Penicillin G) from the mould Penicillium notatum in
1928, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain.He wrote many articles on
bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy.
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