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Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist (Part 2 of 2)

Apr 18th, 2020 30m 33s

Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was

Stephen Hawking, Theoretical Physicist (Part 1 of 2)

Apr 11th, 2020 26m 7s

Stephen Hawking (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was

Nikola Tesla, Inventor (Part 2 of 2)

Apr 4th, 2020 39m 45s

Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist who is best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply

Mark Zuckerberg, Co-Founder of Facebook

Mar 21st, 2020 37m 11s

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg (born May 14, 1984) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He co-founded Facebook, Inc. and serves as its chairman, chief executive officer, and controlling shareholder. He also co-founded and is a board

Warren Buffet, Founder of Berkshire Hathaway

Mar 14th, 2020 47m 29s

Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist, who is the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net wort

Elon Musk, Co-Founder of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink & The Boring Company (Part 2 of 2)

Mar 3rd, 2020 33m 51s

Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an engineer, industrial designer, and technology entrepreneur. He is a citizen of South Africa, Canada and the United States (where he has lived most of his life and currently resides), and is the founder

Elon Musk, Co-Founder of Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink & The Boring Company (Part 1 of 2)

Mar 3rd, 2020 31m 56s

Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is an engineer, industrial designer, and technology entrepreneur. He is a citizen of South Africa, Canada and the United States (where he has lived most of his life and currently resides), and is the founder

Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple (Part 2 of 2)

Mar 3rd, 2020 43m 10s

Steven Paul Jobs (ebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and co-founder of Apple Inc., the chairman and majo

Steve Jobs, Co-Founder of Apple (Part 1 of 2)

Mar 3rd, 2020 31m 11s

Steven Paul Jobs (ebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and co-founder of Apple Inc., the chairman and majo

Larry Page, Co-Founder of Google

Mar 3rd, 2020 36m 56s

Lawrence Edward Page (born March 26, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for being one of the co-founders of Google along with Sergey Brin. Page was the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. (G

Sergey Brin, Co-Founder of Google

Mar 3rd, 2020 13m 49s

Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin (born August 21, 1973) is an American computer scientist and Internet entrepreneur. Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google. Brin was the president of Google's parent company Alphabet Inc, until stepping down fro

Bill Gates, Co-Founder of Microsoft

Mar 3rd, 2020 38m 7s

William Henry Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, and philanthropist. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the posit

John D. Rockefeller, Founder of Standard Oil

Mar 2nd, 2020 18m 43s

John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He is widely considered the wealthiest American of all time, and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller became an assista

Larry Ellison, Co-Founder of Oracle

Feb 29th, 2020 21m 22s

Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist who is a co-founder and the executive chairman and chief technology officer (CTO) of Oracle Corporation. As of October 2019, he was lis

Andrew Carnegie (Part 2 of 2)

Feb 18th, 2020 37m 35s

Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in histo

Andrew Carnegie (Part 1 of 2)

Feb 17th, 2020 22m 3s

Andrew Carnegie (November 25, 1835 – August 11, 1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist, and philanthropist. Carnegie led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in histo

Alan Turing (Part 2 of 2)

Feb 17th, 2020 37m 12s

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science

Alan Turing (Part 1 of 2)

Feb 17th, 2020 24m 57s

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist. Turing was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science

World War 1 (Part 7 of 7)

Jan 22nd, 2020 25m 45s