Category: Biography

Alfred Nobel

  Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833. His father Immanuel Nobel was an engineer and inventor who built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. In connection with his construction work Immanuel Nobel also experimented with different techniques for blasting rocks.Alfred’s mother, born Andriette Ahlsell, came from a wealthy family. Due to misfortunes […]

Gholamreza Takhti: Iranian World Champion Wrestler

            A glorious career, a generous soul, and a mysterious death. Certain popular figures live on for centuries in Iranians’ minds and hearts, from the legendary Rostam, Sohrab, and Esfandiar of Abolghasem Ferdowsi’s epic Shahnameh (Book of Kings), to the ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great, to Mirza Taghi Khan […]

Albert Einstein

    “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein “A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?” – Albert Einstein “A person who never made a […]

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