Thomas Edison (43)... two thousand different materials in search of a proper filament for the light (44)… His assistant complained, "All our work is useless." Edison replied (45) ..., "Oh we have come a long way and we have learned a lot. We know that there are two thousand elements which we cannot use to make a good light bulb." 44.

Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867. She was the only person who gained two Nobel prizes at that time. She achieved one on physics and one on chemistry. She was born as Marie Sklodowska, the daught...

Helen Adams Keller was born as a healthy child on June 27th, 1880, to Captain Arthur H. and Kate Adams Keller of Tuscumbia. At the tender age of 19 months, she was stricken with a severe illness which...

Picasso was one of the most outstanding and important artists of the 1900’s. He is best known for his paintings. Almost every style in modern art is represented in Picasso's works. Picasso was born i...

In 1854, Louis Pasteur was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Lille.  He demonstrated that organism such as bacteria were responsible for souring wine, beer even milk. He then inven...

In 1854, Louis Pasteur was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Lille.  He demonstrated that organism such as bacteria were responsible for souring wine, beer even milk. He then inven...