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5 de jun. de 2024 · Albert Einstein (born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany—died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.) was a German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Hace 5 días · In 1836, having passed the bar examination, he began to practice law. Abraham Lincoln led his country through a tumultuous period and played an instrumental role in abolishing slavery while preserving the Union as the 16th president of the United States.
28 de may. de 2024 · Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that confront such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Some of her notable paintings included Frieda and Diego Rivera (1931) and The Two Fridas (1939). Read more about Kahlo’s life and career.
12 de jun. de 2024 · Biography is booming, says the longtime book critic and biographer Elizabeth Taylor. Here she highlights the five fantastic books shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle 2019 biography award, and how historical lives provide insight into contemporary culture.
17 de jun. de 2024 · This is a true story of what it really means to be a carer, and of the ties that bind even tighter when you least expect it. Equal parts enlightening and inspiring; these are the best autobiographies, biographies and memoirs of 2023, and all time. Discover your next read.
Hace 4 días · An intellectual prodigy, Noam Chomsky earned a doctorate degree in linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1955, he has been a professor at MIT and has produced groundbreaking ...
Hace 3 días · Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) indexes thousands of English-language biographical dictionaries and other compendia. Not full text; one must do HOLLIS searches for retrieved sources. American National Biography is the standard American source for biographies of major figures.
