Masters
Marie Curie
Maria Sklodowska became famous for her research into radioactivity, and was the first woman to win a Nobel prize.
Michelangelo
Michelangelo was one of the most important artists of the Italian Renaissance, a period when the arts and sciences flourished.
Niels Bohr
Bohr made numerous contributions to our understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics.
Nikola Tesla
Tesla discovered the principle of the rotating magnetic field which is the basis of most alternating-current technology, and is regarded as the genius who ushered in the age of electrical power.
Orville Wright
Along with his brother Wilbur, Orville Wright invented and built the first successful controllable airplane.
Pablo Picasso
By the age of 15, Pablo Picasso was already technically skilled in drawing and painting. In addition to painting, he would explore sculpture, ceramics and other art forms, and become one of the most influential artists of the 1900s.
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes was one of the most important and influential thinkers in human history and is sometimes called the founder of modern philosophy.
Sally Ride
Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space on the shuttle Challenger's 1983 mission.
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud's theory of sexuality made him world famous, for all the wrong reasons.
Thomas Edison
With only three months of formal education, Thomas Alva Edison became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history.