Historical Figures

Transformed personal computing, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. A perfectionist who proved that design isn't just how it looks, but how it works.

The genius behind Teledyne who mastered capital allocation. Warren Buffett called him the best capital allocator in American business history.

Built the 'everything store' and revolutionized logistics and cloud computing. Proved that long-term thinking beats short-term profits every time.

Reignited the space race and accelerated the world's transition to sustainable energy. A first-principles thinker who ignores conventional wisdom.

The father of modern science who dared to say the Earth revolves around the Sun. He proved that observation beats authority.

Rewrote the laws of the universe with four papers in 1905. Showed us that time and space are relative, but genius is absolute.

A bongo-playing Nobel laureate who made quantum electrodynamics understandable. He taught us that if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it.

The 'savior of mothers' who discovered that hand-washing saves lives, only to be mocked by the medical establishment. A tragic reminder that truth often faces violent opposition.

Developed the polio vaccine and refused to patent it, forfeiting billions to ensure it remained accessible to all. A true humanist in a lab coat.

The first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She broke the glass ceiling with a scalpel and opened the door for generations of women.

The father of psychoanalysis who explored the unconscious mind. While many of his theories are debated, he changed how we think about thinking.

The behaviorist who showed us that we are all just responding to stimuli. He proved that rewards work better than punishment.

The psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in Economics. He revealed the cognitive biases that make us irrational, changing economics forever.