On March 26, Charles Simonyi took off on his second rocket trip as a space tourist, becoming the world’s first man to go into space twice. He is a Hungarian-American software billionaire. He used to work for Microsoft, helping build the software giant. N
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This week, let’s pay attention to an American writer who achieved it all. There aren’t many writers who have won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is John Steinbeck, an author highly respected for his ability to bring compas
British writer Kenneth Grahame is popular for his classic children’s books. Books like The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon were just a few of many classics written by Grahame. They were so successful that were later adapted into Disney fil
On June 5 in 1883, a person who would change the way we look at economics was born in England. He would grow to become the most influential economist of the 20th century. He was so influential that he founded a school of thought recognized as “Keynesian
Action writers are still very rare in the world of literature. Well, you can imagine how rare they were in the early 20th century. This week, l would like to introduce you to a politician who had a keen interest in writing. Was he any good? You bet he was
Does the novel Lorna Doone sound a note in your head? This British novel was one of England’s most popular books in the mid 1800s. Although it is quite old, it is still in high demand. As a matter of fact, the novel had been turned into a TV series and a
At one point or another you may have read the famous novel Anne of Green Gables. It was written by a Canadian children’s writer. L.M. Montgomery is famous world-wide for countless classic novels.
Known as a poet full of spirit, American writer Carl Sandburg had a very successful career. With two Pulitzer Prizes for poetry, he is still respected in the world of literature. Let’s dig into the life of a dedicated writer of 20th Century.
If you are science fanatic, the name John Dalton must be very familiar. He was an intelligent chemist, meteorologist, physicist, and the man responsible for atomic theory. Born on the 6th of September, 1766 in England to a Quaker tradesman family, John
Due to his contribution to society and greatness as an individual, nearly all major cities in the U.S. have a school or a street named after Martin Luther King, Jr. Back in January, the U.S. celebrated Martin Luther King Day and remembered his efforts. It
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