Genius Biographies

Much like her hit TV show, I Love Lucy, Americans in the 1950s fell in love with Lucy. Born in New York in 1911, Lucille Ball was always a natural performer. She danced in the chorus of Broadway shows and acted in small parts in Hollywood movies. But Ball's true gift was comedy. She found a way to showcase her gifts in 1951 when CBS gave her the chance to star in a sitcom.

Thomas Edison was born into a hard-working but attentive family. He struggled in school and became deaf at an early age. Born on February 11, 1847, Edison would become, arguably, the best-known American inventor of all time. His invention of the light bulb was one of more than 1,000 patents he held during his lifetime. Others included the phonograph, the electrical grid, and motion pictures. His work changed the way we see and hear the world around us.

Even though Leonardo Da Vinci wanted to learn all he could, he never received a formal education. Struggling to make a living in his 20s, he then moved to Milan, where he flourished. New worlds of discovery opened to him and his interests in engineering, art, theatre, and much more were satisfied. He expanded his knowledge in these fields to become a key figure in the Renaissance and an inventor whose designs of helicopters, parachutes, submarines, and many other ingenious devices were well ahead of their time.

Introducing the ultimate audiobook bundle for anyone interested in the lives and legacies of two of America's greatest Founding Fathers: George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. In this bundle, learn everything about the lives of these two iconic figures, their remarkable achievements and the legacies they left behind.

Obsessive, brilliant, and tortured, Nikola Tesla was lauded for his invention of the alternating current (AC) and other significant contributions to science. His claim that “harnessing the forces of nature was the only worthwhile scientific endeavor" both impressed and enraged the scientific community. Eventually his peers could no longer dismiss his eccentricities and began to view him as a crackpot - a potentially dangerous one.

Sin dudas, un audiolibro que servirá para conocer a este genio norteamericano, un hombre al que la humanidad le debe mucho. Prolífico inventor que patentó más de mil inventos, contribuyó como nadie a darle, tanto a Estados Unidos como a Europa, los perfiles tecnológicos del mundo contemporáneo: las industrias eléctricas, un sistema telefónico viable, el fonógrafo, las películas, etc.

With The Hemingway Monologues, Brian Gordon Sinclair gives us an intimate insight into the circumstances that shaped the famed author's life and inspired him in his writing. Death in the Afternoon is the third in this seven-play series that traces Hemingway's chronology from birth to death. Brian Gordon Sinclair is considered to be "the foremost dramatic interpreter of Ernest Hemingway in the world today." (Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, UK)

¿Hay alguien que no haya reído con este artista de talla mundial? Charles Chaplin, el gran "Charlot", fue un actor, director, escritor, productor y compositor británico ganador del Óscar de Hollywood. Con casi 90 películas de cine mudo y sonoro, ha llegado a convertirse en la figura más representativa del cine mudo, el cual le ha dado su fama mundial y la consideración de uno de los grandes genios de la historia del cine.

Science often entails continuous studies, discoveries and innovations. Before, everything in this world seems vague, as to how everything works, how things are formed and how they exist. However, this changed because of our skillful scientists, who spent years to investigate and come up with theories about certain aspects of this world. One of the great scientists, who has influenced and continues to inspire people, is Albert Einstein.

El escritor romántico por excelencia y testigo de la convulsión política de la Francia del siglo XIX. Su temprana genialidad y las dificultades económicas que sufrió convirtieron sus libros en su arma de lucha contra el autoritarismo y las injusticias sociales, dando como resultado verdaderas joyas de la literatura universal.

Un virtuoso. Desde niño, el extraordinario talento de este músico irrepetible dejó paralizada a Europa. Fue una luminaria, un gran teórico y un notable innovador de la composición musical. Pese a su prematura muerte (35 años) ha dejado a la humanidad un legado extenso que abarca todos los géneros musicales de su época.

Fundamental fotógrafo, enorme director de cine, guionista y productor estadounidense, considerado con justicia por muchos uno de los más influyentes cineastas del siglo XX. Destacando por su precisión técnica, gran estilización de sus cintas y marcado simbolismo, Kubrick filmó 13 películas, contándose casi todas ellas como clásicos del cine caso Lolita, 2001: Odisea del espacio, La naranja mecánica, El resplandor, Full Metal Jacket y Espartaco.

Uno de los talentos musicales más importantes de la historia. Nacido en 1770, rebelde, infatigable, genial y ¡sordo!, es considerado el último gran representante del clasicismo vienés (después de Haydn y Mozart). Su obra imperecedera (donde destacan colosales sus inmortales nueve sinfonías) ha sido aclamada por los críticos de todas las épocas.

On October 5, 2011, the news of the death of technology innovator Steve Jobs rocked the world. The failing health of the Apple cofounder and Pixar CEO was no secret. Jobs had given up his role as Apple's CEO just a few months prior because of his struggle with pancreatic cancer. But his death still drew a huge reaction. From Apple employees and fans to political and business leaders, people honored Jobs' passing by reflecting on his prolific life that greatly influenced the way technology is used.

Escritor, guionista y fotógrafo mexicano, perteneciente a la generación del 52, y considerado uno de los más destacados escritores en la lengua española, su gran reputación se asienta en dos libros: El llano en llamas, y la novela Pedro Páramo.

A mango...is just one thing. But if I chop it in two, then chop the half in two, and keep on chopping, I get more and more bits, on and on, endlessly, to an infinity I could never ever reach. In 1887 in India, a boy named Ramanujan is born with a passion for numbers. He sees numbers in the squares of light pricking his thatched roof and in the beasts dancing on the temple tower. He writes mathematics with his finger in the sand, across the pages of his notebooks, and with chalk on the temple floor.

Extraordinario director de cine italiano, sus películas 'Il conformista', 'The Sheltering Sky (El cielo protector), Little Buddha (Pequeño Buda) y especialmente, The Last Emperor (El último emperador) que ganó nueve premios Óscar en 1988, son el corolario de un tipo de cine caracterizado por un esmerado uso de la cámara y del montaje, y el trabajo de la fotografía con finalidades simbólicas.

Denominado en la historia del arte como "el primer moderno", fue un notable escultor francés contemporáneo a la corriente Impresionista. Enmarcado en el academicismo más absoluto de la escuela escultórica neoclásica, Rodin es el escultor encargado no sólo de poner fin a más de dos siglos en busca de la mimesis en las artes tridimensionales, sino de dar además un nuevo rumbo a la ya obsoleta concepción del monumento y la escultura pública.

El inclemente retrato de la vida del empedernido jugador Alexéi Ivánovich, la psicología general de los apostadores y la atmósfera decadente de las salas de juego escritos con una veracidad hiriente y de morboso realismo que impactará hondamente al lector.

¿Existe alguien que no lo considere un genio del cine? Allan Stewart Königsberg, su verdadero nombre, es como la figura condensada de todo el séptimo arte. Además de notable director, es guionista, actor, músico, escritor y ganador del premio Óscar en múltiples ocasiones. Hoy es uno de los personajes más respetados, influyentes y prolíficos de la era moderna.