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Christian Doppler, Physicist
Austrian physicist who first described how the observed frequency of light and sound waves is affected by the relative motion of the source and the detector. This phenome... |
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Robert Stephenson, Engineer
Robert Stephenson is chiefly remembered for his role in the birth of the railways. His refinements to the steam engine made steam locomotion a viable form of transport, w... |
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Hector Berlioz, Composer
As a boy he learnt the flute, guitar and, from treatises alone, harmony (he never studied the piano); his first compositions were romances and small chamber pieces. After... |
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Emerson, Founder Transcendentalism
Philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was founder of transcendentalism, Emerson believed in the power of intuition over scientific reason and in the strength of nature... |
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Johann Strauss I, Austrian Composer
Austrian violinist and composer of waltzes and other works, notably Redetzky March (1848). His son Johann (1825–1899), known as “the Younger,” is sometimes called “the Wa... |
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The Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar, fought on 21 October 1805, is part of the War of the Third Coalition assembled by Britain against France. It was the most significant naval battl... |
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Robert FitzRoy, Captain of HMS Beagle
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy RN achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, and as a pioneering meteorologist who made accura... |
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Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Mazzini was an Italian patriot, philosopher and politician. Mazzini's efforts helped bring about the modern Italian state in place of the several separate states... |
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Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen's literary fame grew rapidly from the mid-1830's, when his novels enjoyed widespread circulation in Germany. From 1839 onwards it was the fairy-tales that create... |
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Engineer
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a British engineer who pioneered fast, cheap & reliable mass public transport with the enthusiasm of a visionary matched by his ability to con... |
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Slavery Abolition Act
In 1805 the House of Commons passed a bill that made it unlawful for any British subject to capture and transport slaves, but the measure was blocked by the House of Lord... |
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Robert E. Lee, General Confederate Army
Robert Edward Lee was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. Lee was the son of Major General Henry... |
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte III
Louis was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte whom he clearly modeled himself after. He took up an early career as a military adventurer in Italy and tried on two occasions... |
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Felix Mendelssohn has sometimes been called the "classical romantic." Born in 1809 in the first generation of romantic composers, Mendelssohn's music is the most conserva... |
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Louis Braille, Inventor of Braille - 1821
Louis Braille was the inventor of braille, a world-wide system used by blind and visually impaired people for reading and writing. Braille is read by passing one's finger... |
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