CONTENTS Page 4 People Who Changed the World Page 6 Leonardo da Vinci Page 8 William Shakespeare Page 10 Benjamin Franklin Page 12 Ada Lovelace Page 14 Florence Nightingale Page 16 Marie Curie Page 18 Albert Einstein Page 20 Sidney Poitier Page 22 Anne Frank Page 24 Nina Simone Page 26 Sir Tim Berners-Lee Page 28 J K Rowling Page 30 Glossary Page 31 Learning More Page 32 Index
PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD Over hundreds of years humans have achieved many extraordinary feats from making groundbreaking discoveries to dreaming up fantastic stories and providing inspiration and hope to people around the world This book will profile just a few of the incredible people throughout history who working in the sciences and arts have changed people’s lives forever 4
Why is Leonardo da Vinci called a Renaissance Man How did Shakespeare’s plays change the world What shocked Benjamin Franklin Why was Ada Lovelace one hundred years before her time How did Florence Nightingale help the sick and injured How did Marie Curie help us look inside the human body How did Albert Einstein change the way we view the world What contribution did Sidney Poitier make to movies Why is Anne Frank so inspirational to so many people How did Nina Simone’s music influence the world How did Sir Tim Berners-Lee get us all online How did J K Rowling cast a spell over the way we read Let’s go on a journey to find the answers to these questions and more 5
