Alberto Santos-Dumont
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviator who is best known for flying the first controlled flying machine. Alberto was born on a farm in a Brazilian town called Palmira on July 20, 1873.
Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviator who is best known for flying the first controlled flying machine. Alberto was born on a farm in a Brazilian town called Palmira on July 20, 1873.
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist, best known for the invention of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD. He was born on January 11, 1906, in Baden, Switzerland where his father Adolf worked as a factory tool maker.
Al-Kindi was an Arab Muslim philosopher born and brought up in Iraq in 801 CE. His fields of interest were very diverse, including mathematics, physics, metaphysics, music, ethics, logic, psychology, philosophy, medicine, pharmacology, chemistry, astronomy, astrology and optics.
Al-Jazari was an Arab Muslim scholar and polymath who lived during the Islamic Golden Age. He was born in 1136 CE in the city of Jazirat ibn Umar, which is what gives him the title of “Al-Jazari”.
Al Khwarizmi was an Islamic scholar of Persian descent born at the end of the 8th century. Very few details are known about his life but we know that he was a talented mathematician, astronomer and geographer.
Adolphe Sax was a 19th century instrument maker who invented the saxophone. He was born on November 6, 1814 in Dinant which was then a part of France and later became an independent country, that is Belgium.
The “Device for Buoying Vessels Over Shoals” is Abraham Lincoln’s invention. He received Patent No. 6469 on May 22, 1849.