Jonathan Swift

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• Jonathan Swift
• 1667 1745
• Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political
  pamphleteer, and poet.
• Perhaps best known for one of his famous works,
  Gullivers Travels.

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• Steven Wiltshire
• Born 1974
• A popular artist known for accurate and detailed
  drawings of skylines
• after just one viewing such as the 10m drawing
  of the Tokyo skyline shown here.
• He has a gallery in London, England.

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• Ludwig van Beethoven
• 1770 1827
• German composer
• - commonly regarded as one of the greatest in the
  history of music.
• Two of his most famous compositions Moonlight
  Sonata or Ninth Symphony.

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• Dr. Temple Grandin
• Born 1947
• An associate professor at Colorado State
  University.
• Famous for her work for ethical treatment of
  animals
• and design of humane livestock facilities.

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• If we didn't have a little of the autism trait
  we wouldn't even have this building here today
  with all the electricity in it, your video
  camera, powerpoint shows... None of this stuff
  would even exist.
• -Temple Grandin

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• Emmanuel Kant
• 1724-1804
• German philosopher regarded as one of the most
  influential thinkers of modern Europe and the
  starting point for many 20th century
  philosophers. Best introduction to his thinking
  is found in his book Critique of Pure Reason.

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• Vernon Smith
• Born 1927
• Professor of economics and research scholar.
• 2002 Nobel Prize winner for inventing the field
  of experimental economics,
• which uses laboratory methods to test economic
  theories.

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• Marie Curie
• 1867 1934
• A Polish-French chemist and physicist and pioneer
  in the field of radioactivity.
• Twice-honored Nobel laureate
• and the only woman to have ever received a Nobel
  Prize in two different sciences.

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• I call myself the incredible invisible woman.
  It is not a trick I do myself. It is a trick that
  is played on me by other people.
• -Sandra Radisch

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• Matt Savage
• Born 1992
• An accomplished jazz musician and composer,
• he has released several albums both as a solo
  performer and with his band.
• By the age of 15, he has performed
  internationally with many popular artists.

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• Lewis Carroll
• 1832 1898
• An English author, mathematician, logician,
  clergyman, and photographer.
• Most famous writings are classified as the genre
  of literary nonsense
• Alices Adventures in Wonderland, Through the
  Looking Glass, and Jabberwocky.

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• "It seems for success in science or the arts, a
  dash of autism is essential"
• Hans Asperger

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• Gary Numan
• Born 1958
• Singer, composer, musician, and electropop
  pioneer.
• Often on the UK charts since the 1970s latest
  album released January 2007.
• Cars made the US charts.

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• Andy Warhol
• Born 1928 1987
• American artist, commercial illustrator, painter,
  
• avant-garde film maker, record producer, and
  author.
• Known for his contribution to the pop art
  movement and celebrity portraits.

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• Thomas Jefferson
• 1743 1826
• Third President of the United States
• and principal author of the Declaration of
  Independence.
• One of the most influential Founding Fathers for
  his promotion of Republicanism.

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• Moe Norman
• 1929 2004
• Canadian golfer devised what is known as "The
  Norman Swing.
• He was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of
  Fame in 1995.
• Incidentally, he never took a golfing lesson.

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• Gregor Mendel
• 1822 1884
• A priest and scientist in Austria
• whose studies at the monastery went largely
  unrecognized
• until Mendels Laws of Inheritance were
  re-discovered
• and earned him the title Father of Modern
  Genetics.

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• Satoshi Tajiri
• Born 1965
• Japanese creator of Pocket Monsters, known as
  Pokémon,
• a video game that became an international craze.
• Initially a project of Tajiris company Game
  Freaks and released by Nintendo.

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• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• 1859 1930
• A Scottish author and prolific writer
• of everything from science fiction, and
  historical novels to plays and poetry.
• Best known for his stories about detective
  Sherlock Holmes,
• considered a major innovation in the field of
  crime fiction.