Galileo Galilei—Inventor and Physicist
Blaise Pascal—Mathematician, Scientist, and Philosopher
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart—Composer
John Quincy Adams—President, Politician, and Abolitionist
Louis Braille—Teacher and Inventor
Crazy Horse—Warrior and Leader
George Washington Carver—Botanist
Matthew Alexander Henson—Explorer
José Raúl Capablanca—Chess Player
Salvatore Ferragamo—Shoe Designer
Stan Lee—Writer and Illustrator
The Dalai Lama—Spiritual and Political Leader
Elvis Presley—King of Rock ’n’ Roll
Bruce Lee—Martial Artist and Actor
Steve Jobs—Computer Programmer and Inventor
Cameron Crowe—Journalist and Movie Director
Mark Zuckerberg—Software Developer
William Kamkwamba—Inventor and Engineer
In the profiles in this book, passages of literary narrative based on factual events were imagined by the authors in an attempt to draw the reader into the life and perspective of the profiled boy.