Memorials & famous biographies

American physical chemist known for the covalent bond, Lewis dot structures, and coining the term 'photon'

English actor, author, and filmmaker, known as the first British actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, specializing in biopics and light comedies

Japanese association football player who represented the national team and is the father of lighting designer Motoko Ishii

German judge and politician who served twice as Chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic, becoming its longest-serving chancellor

French physicist, philosopher of science, and pedagogue known for developing Langevin dynamics and equation, and a staunch opponent of fascism

British mathematician, astronomer, and physicist known for his theories in cosmology and leadership in scientific societies

American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer known for his distinctive curmudgeonly persona and classic films like My Little Chickadee

Scottish inventor who demonstrated the world's first working television and pioneered early color television systems

Russian-French chess player, writer, and jurist, known as the fourth World Chess Champion who held the title for two reigns, revolutionizing strategic play and chess theory.

English writer and prolific author, widely recognized as the 'father of science fiction' for works like 'The Time Machine' and 'The War of the Worlds'

British economist and mathematician known for developing Keynesian economics, considered the "father of macroeconomics" and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century