Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly lines technique of mass production. Although Ford didn’t invent the automobile or the assembly line, he developed and manufactured the first automobile that many middle-class Americans could…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts about Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. Born in the Republic of Genoa, Columbus, under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. Those voyages, and his efforts to establish settlements on the islands of Hispaniola, initiated the permanent European colonization of the New World. Take…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America’s greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Thomas…
30 Interesting And Awesome Facts About George Washington
George Washington was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and later presided over the 1787 convention that drafted…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War, its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. Take a look below for 30 more…
30 Interesting And Fun Facts About Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was an Italian polymath. Galileo is a central figure in the transition from natural philosophy to modern science and in the transformation of the scientific Renaissance into a scientific revolution. Take a look below for 30 more interesting and fun facts about Galileo Galilei. 1. Galileo’s push of heliocentrism and Copernicanism was controversial…
25 Fun And Interesting Facts About Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius was the Roman emperor from 161 to 180, ruling jointly with his adoptive brother, Lucius Verus, until Verus’ death in 169, and jointly with his son, Commodus, from 177 until Aurelius’ own death. He was the last of the so-called Five Good Emperors. Take a look below for 25 more fun and interesting…
26 Interesting And Awesome Facts About Archimedes
Archimedes of Syracuse was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he’s regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. He’s generally considered the greatest mathematician of antiquity and one of the greatest of all time. Take a look below for 26 more interesting…
30 Fun And Interesting Facts About Alexander The Great
Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 365 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling…
30 Awesome And Interesting Facts About Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece. Along with Plato, Aristotle is considered the “Father of Western Philosophy,” which inherited almost its entire lexicon from his teachings, including problems and methods of inquiry, so influencing almost all forms of knowledge. Take…