Thomas Alva Edison was one of those rare people who changed the shape of everyday life—and he...
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Pope Urban II led the Roman Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099. In 1096, he made a...
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician—and people often call him the founder of modern philosophy....
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) always sparks debate in British history. Some folks see him as a champion of...
Voltaire (born François-Marie Arouet; 21 November 1694 – 30 May 1778) was a French writer, essayist, and...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau shook up his world—and left a deep mark on ours. Born in Geneva but at...
Marie Antoinette was the Austrian-born queen of France, and she became one of the most famous—and infamous—figures...
Napoleon I, known to most as simply Napoleon, changed the course of European history. He wasn’t just...
Louis Daguerre (1787–1851) was a French artist, printmaker, and inventor—and let’s be real, he’s the guy who...
Louis Pasteur (1822–1895) changed the world of medicine and food safety, but he didn’t start out as...
