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These short, vivid biographies offer quick insights, big ideas, and timeless inspiration. Enter the minds that changed the way we see the universe. From Oppenheimer to Steve Jobs, Darwin to Edison – their discoveries, struggles, and legacies, brought to life in five powerful minutes each.

Thomas Alva Edison, the father of electricity: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

"Questo libro raccoglie alcune cose che ho imparato in tanti anni di professione, di incontri, di esperienze, di libri letti e scritti, di speranze e delusioni..." Così Piero Angela riassume e spiega la sua ultima fatica, un testo scritto di getto e nato dall'urgenza del momento, e dalle enormi sfide che ci attendono. Un lascito morale, dopo una lunghissima carriera al servizio dell'informazione e della formazione di generazioni di italiani.

Henry Ford (1863-1947) fue un empresario estadounidense que fundó la célebre compañía Ford Motor Company y se le considera el padre de las cadenas de producción y montaje modernas, las cuales permitieron la producción en masa e iniciaron una nueva revolución industrial. Sus automóviles revolucionaron el transporte y el comercio de Estados Unidos y del mundo entero. Con más de ciento sesenta patentes a sus espaldas y numerosas empresas en su poder, Henry Ford llegó a ser una de las personas más conocidas y ricas del mundo.

Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Francis Bacon, Naturwissenschaftler und Philosoph: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our understanding of time was a man of his times, always politically engaged and driven by strong moral principles. An avowed pacifist, Einstein’s mistrust of authority and outspoken social and scientific views earned him death threats from Nazi sympathizers in the years preceding World War II.

Entre las mentes maestras de la segunda mitad del siglo XX que lograron cambiar nuestra visión del mundo se encuentra, indiscutiblemente, Steve Jobs. Steven Paul Jobs fue cofundador y presidente ejecutivo de Apple y máximo accionista individual de The Walt Disney Company. Gracias a sus conocimientos y a un emprendimiento visionario excepcional supo captar las necesidades del sector informático y adaptar sus productos al usuario. Sus orígenes humildes y su iniciativa en el mundo de los negocios han inspirado a millones de personas.

In the early 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration became one of the most celebrated women in America when she prevented a deadly sedative from entering the U.S. market. A Canadian-born pharmacologist and physician, Kelsey saved countless Americans from the devastating side effects of thalidomide, routinely given to pregnant women to prevent morning sickness. As the FDA medical officer charged with reviewing Merrell Pharmaceutical’s application for approval, Kelsey was unconvinced that there was sufficient evidence of the drug’s efficacy and safety.

Znany z pionierskiego wkładu w epokę elektroniczną, wieloletniego sporu z Thomasem Edisonem i nieobliczalnego zachowania, Nikola Tesla był jednym z najbardziej błyskotliwych i odważnych wynalazców i wizjonerów swoich czasów. Moje życie i wynalazki powstały w 1919 roku i pierwotnie ukazały się jako seria artykułów w czasopiśmie Electrical Experimenter. Ta autobiografia Tesli zawiera rozważania na temat jego najważniejszych odkryć i innowacji, w tym odkrycia wirującego pola magnetycznego, czy też transformatora rezonansowego (zwanego cewką Tesli).

Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and the Nobel Prizes: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Wright Brothers, pioneers of aeronautics: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

James Watt, inventor and entrepreneur: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Marie Curie, scientific genius and nobel prize laureate: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Pytheas von Massalia, antiker Forschungsreisender: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, scientist and x-ray legend: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Archimedes, Greek universal genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Alexander von Humboldt, explorer and universal genius: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Charles Darwin, father of evolution: Life and works in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Galileo Galilei, Italian universal genius: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.