PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE!

Now it's time for some important people! If you haven't heard of them, then I suggest you come out from under your rock for a little while..

Albert Einstein- turns out, this guy wasn't always considered a genius!

Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist whose ideas revolutionized how we view space, time, energy and matter. He developed an idea in 1905 known as the Theory of Relativity- an utterly brilliant, yet mind-boggling idea that basically stated that when objects move at a speed close to the speed of light relative to another object, time can change. Still confused? Don't worry, you're in good company. If you've ever heard of the twin paradox, this is Einstein's theory applied to an almost real life situation.

Here's the basic explanation of the twin paradox..
1) two twins
2) twin #1 stays on earth, twin #2 leaves Earth on a rocket traveling at almost the speed of light (this is not entirely possible, but say it was)
3) twin #2 travels in space for what he feels is ten years
4) when twin #2 returns to Earth after ten years, he is only ten years older, while his brother, twin #2 is much much older.

It's confusing and takes quite a long time to try to figure out. No matter how confusing his idea was, it is no doubt that he was a genius! It seems funny that he was considered a "slow learner" early in his life.

Einstein's ideas changed modern science and many of his ideas are still used today- in fact, I have learned about him in my physics class, and I don't know a single person who hasn't heard of Einstein, even if they don't know what he did.



Have you seen this guy before? If your answer is no, then perhaps you have heard of him before- Sigmund Freud, the father of modern Psychology.

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian "physician" who revolutionized the field of modern psychology with his theories. He believed that humans had an unconscious part of their being which was responsible for a large portion of their behavior. He theorized that if he could get in touch with this "unconscious" that he could fix what was wrong with some people, although it didn't quite work. He published his theories in an extremely controversial book called "Interpretation of Dreams" in 1900.

Freud was considered a pervert- seeing as a lot of his ideas were based on sex. Even today, Freud is extremely controversial. Most people view this man as either a hero in the field of Psychology or a disgusting excuse for a doctor and psychologist.



Adolf Hitler- one of the most infamous people in world history.

Adolf Hitler was born in Austria and gained power in Germany. He was the leader of Germany during the Third Reich (Nazi Germany). He is known as the primary instigator of the second world war. He is also responsible for the mass execution of millions of people deemed to be "enemies" or inferior to the Aryan ideal (blonde hair, blue eyes). Hitler was a very important person during this period because he was extremely powerful and used mainly fear to get people to do what he wanted. He changed the course of history immensely. His symbol was the Swastika- a symbol which is now illegal in Germany. Hitler was also a coward. When he was cornered and was at the point where he was about to be captured, he and his wife committed suicide, rather than be held responsible for all that he had done.