Whilst perfecting the lightbulb, he’s said to have written the phrase “genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration”.
I’m Memuna Konteh, a Sierra Leonean writer who grew up in North Yorkshire and is currently based in London. I believe that broadening perspectives of history helps us gauge a deeper understanding of our present.
Diaries That Shaped History
Curie wrote several manuscripts detailing the experiments she and her husband would conduct, as well as personal journal entries.
What Is The Gregorian Calendar?
To restore the association between Easter and the true Spring equinox, the reformed calendar jumped ten days, so in 1582 Thursday the 4th of October was followed by Friday the 15th of October.