John Adams was the second President of the United States (1797-1801), one of the Founding Fathers, and a key figure in the American Revolution. Continue Reading
Biographies
Who was Benjamin Franklin? (Short biography)
1. INTRODUCTION
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American politician, scientist and entrepreneur known for:
● Being one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America (he was a key piece in the independence of the country). Continue Reading
Who was Abraham Lincoln? (Short biography)
1. INTRODUCTION
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was an American politician and lawyer known for:
● Be the 16th president of the United States of America. Continue Reading
Who was Galileo Galilei? (Short biography)
1. SUMMARY
Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist and astronomer of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. He was born on February 15th, 1564 and died January 8th, 1642 at age 77. He was known mainly for: Continue Reading
Who was Isaac Newton? (Short biography)
1. SUMMARY
Isaac Newton was an English physicist and mathematician of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (he was born on January 4, 1643 and died on March 31, 1727 at age 84) known mainly for: Continue Reading
Who was Mahatma Gandhi? (Short biography)
1. BIOGRAPHY
Mahatma Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, politician, and thinker of the nineteenth and twentieth century. He was known mainly for claiming sovereignty and leading the independence of India through nonviolent methods. He was born on October 2, 1869 and died on January 30, 1948. Continue Reading
Who was Albert Einstein? (Short biography)
1. SUMMARY
Albert Einstein was a German physicist of the XIX and XX centuries. He was born on March 14, 1879 and died on April 18, 1955. Einstein was known mainly for the development of the theory of relativity (special and general), the theoretical explanation of the Brownian motion and Continue Reading