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gandhi gandhi ( oct,2 1869- jan, 30, 1948 ) was one of the founding fathers of the modern indian state and an influential advocate of pacifism as a means of revolution. he helped bring about india’s independence from british rule, inspiring other colonial peoples to work for their own independence and ultimately dismantle the british empire and replace it with the commonwealth .his principle of satyagraha , often roughly translated as “ way of truth ”, has inspired generations of democratic anti-racist activities including martin luther king , jr and nelson mandela . he often stated his values were simple: truth and non –violence.neil alden armstrong neil alden armstrong ( aug, 5 1930 ) is an american pilot , astronaut, and the first person to walk on the moon .he was born in wapakoneta , ohio and served in the korean war as a jet fighter pilot for the us. navy. he attended purdue university, where he was a member of a fraternity, phi delta theta , and received a bachelor of science degree in 1955. the he became a civilian test pilot for nasa and piloted the 4000 mi/h x-15 rocket plane. from 1960 to 1962 he was a pilot involved in the cancelled u.s during the actual mission, he took manual control of the lunar module eagle and piloted it away from a rocky area to a safe landing. several hours later he climbed out of the lm and became the first person to flub line on the moon, with the words “that’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” abraham lincolnpresident abraham lincoln, the sixteenth president of the united states (1861- 1865 )albert einstein albert einstein is one of the greatest scientists of the century in the world. he was born in germany. his theory in physics helped the world to know more about the universe. so he was given the noble prize in 1921. however , in 1930s , because of hitler’s rule, he was forced to leave his homeland and go to the u.s.a. he lived the rest of his life there and died in 1955, at the age of 76. marie curie marie curie ( 1867- 1934 ) , polish scientist , ws born in warsaw , on nov 7th , 1867 , and died in france, on 4th july 1934. she graduated in mathematics and physical science and got married in 1895 with the french physicist , pierre curie. during her work , the curie couple discovered a new radioactive element named polonium in honor to marie’s homeland . together with becquerel, she obtained the noble prize for physics in 1903. she founded the radium institute of paris , and was the main responsible until her death. in 1911 she was awarded the noble prize for chemistry.