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William Congreve's Contributions

works called The Mourning Bride which was created in 1697 contains the following well known line: "Heavn has no Rage, like Love to...

Swedish Astronomer Anders Celsius

star through them. He could then compare the magnitudes of the stars by the number of glass plates needed to extinguish the light ...

Life and Work of Marie Curie

a good university (Hole, 2005). "Marie studied physics and mathematics and quickly received her masters degrees in both subjects. ...

American Author William Faulkner's Life and Writings

gloried in the proud history of the plantation South that secured a place of honor for the aristocrat, and yet he abhorred the opp...

U.S. Navy Admiral Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

technology that would be more accessible to everyone through a common language" (OHanlon, 2001)....

Life and Work of Kurt Schwitters

"disparate pieces of collage and assemblages round the studio walls, which over time were connected by string, then wire, then woo...

Life and Career of Psychologist Hugo Munsterberg

to ideas which differed from his own. He clinged tightly, however, to two basic psychological principles:...

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud

and that his Oedipus complex theory is rooted in Freuds fervent desire to excel in order to win his mothers favor. The Freud fami...

Mathematician Leonhard Euler's Life and Works

of lieutenant, but gave up his military commitments when he became professor of physics in 1730: since this mean that he was a ful...

Erik Erikson's Contributions to Science

was born to Karla Abrahamsen in Frankfort Germany on June 15, 1902 (Wu, 2002). Eriksons Danish father had abandoned his pregnant ...

Life and Philosophy of Denis Diderot

considered his philosophy to be heresy. Abbey (2004) notes that the work which gained Diderot the charge of disseminating pornogr...

Public Schools' Founder Horace Mann

empowered to appoint a secretary to carry out its mission and Mann accepted this position (Eakin, 2000). Although Massachusetts ...

Aquinas by F.C. Copleston

education, Aquinas was exposed to the work of the ancient Greek philosophers. Throughout his writing , Aquinas worked out a relati...

The Brief Life of Actress and Singer Aaliyah

time of her death had two Grammy nominations and two platinum albums (Smolowe, 2001). She was also on her way to a strong acting c...

Psychology as Science According to Wilhelm Wundt

capabilities and personality. Wundt and Change It has been argued that the contribution of Willhelm Wundt to the establishment ...

Singer Hector Lavoe's Tragic Life

In eight pages singer Hector Lavoe's tragic life and contributions to Latino music are examined. Six sources are cited in the bib...

St. Augustine and His Impact

2001). In many ways St. Augustines life would serve as a bridge between pagan Rome and the Christian middle ages (ODonnell, 2001)...

Ballet Theater and Peter Tchaikovsky

In eight pages this essay analyzes Peter Tchaikovsky's life and focuses upon his many ballet theater contributions. Five sources ...

Rockets and Scientist Robert Goddard

In six pages this paper discusses the life of Robert Goddard and the impact of his scientific contributions upon the American spac...

The Life of A. Philip Randolph

Elizabeth Randolph. His father named him Asa after one of the great kings of the Old Testament" (APRI, 2002). He was born on April...

Modern Art and the Impact of the Russian Revolution

II would introduce sweeping reforms, the largest and most influential of them being the freeing of the serfs(Service, 1998). This ...

Life and Works of Shaka Zulu

would mold him into the fierce and merciless warrior he would become. A young man in his twenties, he was drafted into the arm...

Life and Times of Karl Marx

and only some application in French" (pp. 6). In short, it would appear that he was a typical and educated, middle-class, studen...

Sigmund Freud's Contributions

aggressive and constantly seeking self satisfaction and power. Because of this dueling reality man is often confused, and filled w...

Gelsey Kirkland, Ballet Dance Artist

seductive powers of the imagination at an early age. In her candid autobiography, Dancing on My Grave, she recalled, "In crossing...

Mark Twain's Life and Times

vocation was to become licensed as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River" which is where he came up with his literary name, M...

Economic Theories of John Maynard Keynes, David Ricardo, and Adam Smith

In twelve pages these economists' lives, theories, and contributions are examined. Seven sources are listed in the bibliography....

Economic Contributions of Smith, Ricardo, and Keynes

university in 1751 as a professor of logic. The lectures he gave covered subjects such as ethics and jurisprudence as well as the ...

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Architecture

international fame and when he moved to America in 1937, where he founded and directed the architecture department at the Armour I...

Harlem Renaissance and Poet Langston Hughes

In seven pages the life of Langston Hughes and his poetic contributions to the Harlem Renaissance are examined. Five sources are ...