Historical Figures
Get the answers to your questions about important historical figures and their impact on culture, society and human history.
Get the answers to your questions about important historical figures and their impact on culture, society and human history. Less
What battles did Joan of Arc lead?
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Joan of Arc is most famous for having captained French forces in the Battle of Orleans, in May...
Discovery Channel
Site Director, Curiosity.com
Did Christopher Columbus discover America?
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If your initial answer to this question was to think, "Of course he did!" you might have to think...
Discovery Channel
Site Director, Curiosity.com
What happened to Eva Peron's body after the 1955 coup?
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In 1955, a coup led by General Aramburu toppled the Peron government. Following the military...
Discovery Channel
Did Mark Zuckerberg show us the best way to be an entrepreneur?
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TRANSCRIPT: In his case, he solved it using connectedness, but a great entrepreneur doesn't have...
Jay Walker
Curator of TEDMED; Chairman, Walker Digital; Curator, Walker Library of the History of Human Imagination
What lessons can we learn from Thomas Edison?
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TRANSCRIPT: There is a lot. I think one thing that -- we can go on and on for a long time, but one...
Xingang Guo
Principal Engineer, Connected Vehicle Research Program at Intel
What lessons can we learn from Steve Jobs and Apple Inc.’s success?
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TRANSCRIPT: Well, the first thing is that Steve never believed in: consumer research....
John Sculley
Serial Entrepreneur Mentor (former Apple CEO)
Who are some famous heroes of the past 100 years?
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Heroes are people who inspire us to be better people. Heroes inspire us to push our own...
Dr. Astro Teller
Director of New Projects, Google
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