Wallace Carothers

life and Education of Wallace Carothers
Wallace Hume Carothers was born on April 27, 1896. He was born in Burlington, Iowa. He was the son of Ira and Mary Carothers, and was the oldest children in the family. When he was five years old, his family moved to Des Moines, Iowa. There he studied in high school. He started showing interest in science during high school years and started reading the scientific literature. During his studies, he liked to play with different tools, instruments, and other mechanical items, and liked to spend time in experimenting. He used to have ...

Biography: Mikhail Lomonosov

Although relatively unknown in the Western World, Mikhail Lomonosov was one of the most prominent figures of the Russian Enlightenment. Lomonosov was born on November 19, 1711 in Kholmogory, Russia. His parents were considered peasants, and his mother died when he was young. His stepmother resented her stepson’s intelligence and reading ability, and attempted to get him to stop reading all the books in the village. She sided with the belief in Russia at the time that children were born to be a help to their parents, and though that Lomonosov should have been helping his father instead of ...

When one hears the name “Pablo Picasso”, or just “Picasso”, one is reminded of vivid and abstract colors that form odd shapes or cubes depicting the subject. Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881 in the Andalusian city known as Málaga to parents Don José Ruiz y Blasco and María Picasso y López. He is the eldest of three with him as the only son in the family. Picasso’s father is a professor in the School of Arts and Crafts in Andalusia, while his mother watched over their children. Picasso easily displayed his interest in art ...