one of the most influential and richest people on the planet
leading light of the Italian Renaissance
launched Pixar Animation Studios
By November 1915, he completed the general theory of relativity
his most famous works include the “Vitruvian Man,” “The Last Supper” and the “Mona Lisa.”
invented a color TV system in 1941 which he patented in 1943 and used for his first experimental color broadcasts in 1946.
formed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
electrical engineer who was the inventor of a color-wheel type of color television, and who also introduced color television to Mexico.
first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in Physics, and with her later win, in Chemistry, she became the first person to claim Nobel honors twice
founded Microsoft in 1976
discovered radioactivity
her efforts led to the discovery of polonium and radium
chief executive and chairman of Apple Computer
broadcasting entrepreneur besides being an engineer
Despite creating some of the most successful and popular inventions of the modern world, he never patented a single one
his 1905 paper on the matter/energy relationship proposed the equation E=MC2
pioneer in the discovery of radar technology, X-ray technology, remote control and the rotating magnetic field
found funding for his new Tesla Electric Company
German mathematician and physicist
his technology became internationally known with the transmission of the Olympic Games.
American inventor
was many things in his lifetime: a printer, a postmaster, an ambassador, an author, a scientist, a Founding Father.
known for his experiments with electricity (most notably the kite experiment)
Born in what is now Croatia
developed the special and general theories of relativity
his net worth would have been a staggering $36 billion.
briefly worked with Thomas Edison
