Famous Person In the World

Albert Einstein 

  

                 " Science  without religion is lame and religion without science is blind." 

                  This famous saying, which is also a fact, was said by German-born American physicist and Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein.

                  Dents in space , light in bundles and matter that turns into energy sound like science-fiction fantasies. However , Albert Einstein said they were real . Other scientists t proved through observation  that Einstein's theories were right . Einstein revolutionized the science of physics and helped bring in the atomic age.

              The most influential scientist of the 20th century , Albert Einstein was born on 14th March, 1879 AD in U 1 m, Germany. He grew up in Munich , where his family owned a small shop that manufactured electric machinery . He didn't talk until he was three. He taught himself Euclidean geometry when he was twelve years old . The school bored him because it required endless memorizing  and reciting . He and his family finally moved to Milan  , Italy after a business disaster . In 1896, he joined Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich to continue his study. Einstein did not enjoy the methods of instruction there. He often cut classes and used the time to study physic on his own . Yet he passed his examinations and graduated in 1900 at the age of 26. From 1902 to 1907 ., Einstein worked as a clerk in the patent office in Zurich, Switzerland. His job left him plenty of time to think. He got married to Meliva Maric whom he met at college. They had two sons but evantually they got divorced . Einstein later remarried . In 1905 he also published three theoretical papers of central importance to the development of 20th century physics. Virtually no one accepted Einstein's proposal. Einstein saw many of his theories confirmed during his lifetime, and others were proved after his death. Einstein changed physics by showing that new ideas could come just from thinking . Before Einstein most new ideas in physics had some from experiments in the laboratory.

             

                  

Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar was born in Rome in 100 BC .He was a Roman general and statesman who laid the foundations of the Roman Imperial Republic. He was known not only for being a cunning strategist but also for his remarkable power of speech and leadership skills. Caesar was also a gifted writer.

Caesar was born into the famous and prestigious Julian group of people in the Roman Republic. But his childhood days were filled with problems. His Uncle Marius was a Roman dictator who ruled with an iron fist. He was thrown out of power by his rival Sulla in 78 BC which caused the family to leave Rome.

Caesar was 22 years old when he returned to Rome. He had to work hard to become prominent among other powerful ruling Romans. After some time Caesar formed alliance with Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus who was a rich patrician.

Caesar’s first major test of leadership came in his battels during the ‘Gallic Wars’. Which were fought between the Romans and other tribes in Gaul. In his very first year as governor, Caesor knew he could increase his political power by increasing the lands ruled by the Roman Empire . However , the other two leaders in the alliance , Pompey and Crassus , became jealous of Caesar’s victories and growing popularity among the Roman people.

Pompey had Crassus removed and started plotting against Caesar, but soon Pompey was assassinated by Caesar . Caesar became Rome’s dictator . His power grew. However, his title threatened many rich and powerful members of Rome’s ruling class. On March 15, 44 BC, a group of Roman leaders assassinated Caesar.

Views about Caesar’s achievements are divided. Some think of him as a dishonest dictator , who was obsessed with power . They blame him for the end of the Roman Empire . Others believe that the Roman power had already been destroyed before Caesar. They think that a new type of government had to be created to save the Roman Empire. They think Caesar’s ways of governing Rome did some good to the region.

One of the most powerful political and military leaders in history , Gaius Julius Caesar helped grow the Roman Empire . Caesar’s victory in a civil war around 40 BC made him the most powerful ruler of Rome, but political jealousies among his enemies made them assassinate him. Caesar’s story has become the inspiration for many plays and works of art.                                                        

     

Jaiprithvi Bahadur Singh

Jaiprithvi Bahadur Singh was the son of King Bikram Bahadur Singh and Queen Rudra Kumari Singh of Bajhang . Born on Bhadra 7. 1934 B.S. at Chainpur in Bajhang , Jaiprithvi Bahadur Singh was a kind , generous humanitarian from his childhood . He attained his primary education from the Royal Place of Bajhang and went to Kathmandu at the age of eight for his secondary education . He was admitted to the Durbar High School at Thapathali , but he did not stay there long. He then went to Kolkata and completed his Matriculation Examinations from there in 1951 B.S. He studied the Intermediate Level for one year and continued his self study. He was a good at sociology , political science, science, law , philosophy and literature.

Realising the importance of education in the all-round development of the nation, he established a school called Satyawadi Pathsala in his hometown and started teaching students.

Implementation of land reform , establishment of hospitals, construction of roads and bridges, editing Gorkhapatra free of cost, advocacy and explanation and spread of humanitarian philosophy across the world are some of his social work. He was always against autocracy , war, conflict, violence and inhumanity.

Acknowledging the importance of public awareness for social transformation , he published many books and articles . Aksharank Siksha ,Balbodh , Gyanmala, Bhugol Padartha Tatwavivek, Sresta Bodh, Siksha Darpan and Prakrit Vyakarna are some of his creations . He was the first writer of Nepali grammar. His contribution in the field of journalism is highly regarded. When he wrote against the Rana rule , in the Gorkhapatra , his father-in-law premier Chandra Shumsher fired him from the post of the Chief Editor and the Manager of the Gorkhapatra and forced him to exile. He then went to Bangalore in India and worked for the cause human welfare.                 

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright and poet born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire England . He is considered to be one of the greatest dramatists in the world. He is the most widely quoted author in history , and his plays have probably been performed more times than those of any other dramatist. William Shakespeare was the eldest son of John Shakespeare . He was the third child out of eight . When Shakespeare was young it is most probable that he attended the Stratford Grammar School and the King’s New School. He studied Latin at school . His works show that he was very familiar with the Latin poet Ovid as well as other Latin literature . In November 1582, eighteen year old Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.

Even though Shakespeare  lived almost 400 years ago , surprisingly a lot is known about him and his life compared to any other writer of his time. Shakespeare wrote his plays during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, who ruled England from 1558 to 1603 . During these times , England saw an outpour of poetry and drama , led by Shakespeare , Edmund Spenser , and Christopher Marlowe.

Some wonder how Shakespeare’s popularity is unrivaled . He is one of the greatest entertainers and perhaps the deepest thinker . He had an incredible knowledge of human behavior . He communicated this understanding and knowledge through the variety of his characters . Some of his most amazing characters include King Lear, Hamlet . He was able to show human motivation and mentality by entering into the point of view of each of his characters and thus creating vivid dramatic situations.

William Shakespeare , who wrote during the late 1500s and early 1600s in England , is known as the greatest dramatists and a remarkable poet in the history of English literature .  His extraordinary works are known throughout the world.

His plays have made Shakespeare well-known . Most of  Shakespeare’s plays were performed during his lifetime in the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was built in 1599 by the English actor  Richard Burbage in partnership with Shakespeare and others.

He was a master of poetic language and the techniques of drama . He wrote 154 sonnets , 38 plays and many other works. Shakespeare wrote comedies include The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As you like it and Much Ado About Nothing among others . His popular historical plays include Henry VI and Richard III . He is most remembered for his tragedies which include Hamlet , Macbeth, King Lear , Othello and Romeo and Juliet.

Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616, the month and day traditionally believed to be his birthday and was buried in Stratford’s Holy Trinity Church.

Shakespeare’s plays are still popular and performed all over the world not only in English but also in many different languages.

Galileo

Galileo was born in Pisa, Italy in the  year 1564 and died in 1642. He was an  Italian astronomer and physics whose achievement include improvement of the telescope, and astronomical observation. He also made important contribution towards the making of the laws of motion. He is known as the “ father of modern astronomy “, the “father of modern physics” and the “father of science”.

In 1581, while studying at the University of Pisa, Galilleo began his study of the pendulum and in 1602 he discovered that  the time in which a pendulum swings back and forth does not depend on the arc of the swing. This significant discovery led to the development of the pendulum clock.

While at the University of Pisa, Galilleo questioned the approach used by Aristotle to physics. Aristotle said that heavier objects falls faster than lighter ones. However, Galilleo proved that no matter what their density, all objects fall at the same speed in empty space. To show this , he did many experiments  by dropping objects from a certain height. He climbed the leaning tower of Pisa dropping two balls of different weight from the top to prove this theory. These discoveries of motion were written in his book De Motu (On Motion).

In 1609, Galileo’s  made his first telescope which was inspired by the ones made in Holland. Later that year , he created a telescope that could magnified object up to twenty times. The telescope allowed him to look at the moon , the star and planet. This lead him to discover more about planets such as Jupiter and Venus. These discoveries allowed him to prove that the Copernicus system which says that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun was correct. People of his time thought that the stars, the sun, the moon and other planets revolved around the earth. He published his discoveries in The Starry, Messenger (1610) and later in the dialog of the Two Chief  system of the World (1632). However, this theory got him into trouble with the Catholic church. He was sent to his home near Florence and was kept under house arrest for the rest of his life.

Galileo’s originality as a scientist can be attributed to his unique method of enquiry. First , he would reduced problems to a simple set of meanings based on common sense and everyday experiences. He would then look closely and solve these problems according to simple mathematical rules. His techniques of observing motion paved the way for present day mathematical and experimental physics. For example, another great scientist , Isaac Newton used Galileo’s ideas to develop his own scientific ideas, especially the laws of motion and inertia .

At the age of 72, Galileo’s became blind. Many thoughts this happen because of two much time spend observing the sun through the telescope he made. He died while still under house arrest in the year 1642.   

Mother Teresa

     Mother Teresa was born on the 27^th of August 1910 in Skopje. Her father died unexpectedly when she was ten..At the age of twelve she decided to spend her life as a nun . She was inspired to do so by the news work done in India by a  missionary .She followed her dream to become a nun passionately. At the age of 18 she was accepted into an Irish Catholic organization called Loreto Order.

     This organization and its members were especially devoted education in India. Their mission was to post nuns to help the poor .After two months, she was allowed to follow a dream and she join the Loreto Order in Bengal. She took her first vow in Calcutta to devote her life to god. She spend the following 17 years in St. Mary’s School in Calcutta (now Kolkata). First she worked as a teacher . She was later promoted to governor.

It was on one of her journeys through the vast city of Calcutta  in 1964. She realized in order to help the poor she must live with them. She was given permission to leave the Loreto Order but still keep the status as a nun. Mother Teresa made the decision to live among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. She became known as the “ Saint of the Gutters”.

In 1949, she was given Indian nationality and she founded the “ Missionaries of Charity” in 1950. The members of the organization had to take vow of allegiance to the poor. Mother Teresa’s organization was then recognize by the Pope and placed under his control. Mother Teresa and her charity focused mainly on the dying , the ill and on orphans. She was interested in looking after lepers.

More than 3,000 nuns and 500 monks in over 100 countries belong to her charity organization today. She received many awards for her selfless work, the most important of which was the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Mother Teresa died on 5^th September, 1997. She was buried in Kolkata . The world lost a true angel on earth that day.

Mother Teresa is one of the rare human beings who lived for charity. She took care of the poorest of the poor, the dying and the lepers on the streets of Kolkata. She is admired by many people around the world. When she was alive, Mother Teresa was called “ a living saint”. She was formally beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 2003 with the title Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

Her dedication for human dignity will be remembered for many generations. Her selfless spirit lives on through her Missionaries of Charity.