Trending

Popular people

Rodney Brooks

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rodney Allen Brooks (born December 30, 1954, in Adelaide, Australia) is a professor of robotics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since 1986 he has authored a series of highly influential papers which have inaugurated a fundamental shift in artificial intelligence research. Outside the scientific community Brooks is also known for his appearance in a film featuring him and his work, Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more

Giusto Gervasutti

Biography

Giusto Gervasutti, born on April 17, 1909, in Cervignano del Friuli and died on September 16, 1946, on Mont Blanc du Tacul, was an Italian mountaineer who opened numerous routes in the Alps, such as the northwest face of the Ailefroide and the Olan (considered at the time to be the biggest problem in the Alps after the Grandes Jorasses). Gervasutti discovered the mountains at a very young age in the Carnic Alps and the Dolomites, where he forged his temperament as a top-level mountaineer. At sixteen, he began climbing seriously, quickly linking increasingly challenging routes, and then settled in Turin in 1931, which definitively opened the door to major climbs in the Western Alps. His first significant achievements were the south face of the Marmolada and the first ascent of Monte Siera above Sappada, which established his skill on rock faces. In 1932, he discovered high-altitude winter climbing on the Nordend and the Matterhorn, laying the foundations for a style characterized by speed, commitment, and a quest for difficulty in the most challenging conditions. Very quickly, Gervasutti tackled the major problems of the era: in 1934, he opened the northwest face of the Olan, then considered one of the greatest alpine challenges after the Grandes Jorasses, followed by the northwest pillar of the Ailefroide Occidentale in 1936, often cited as one of the most beautiful lines in the Écrins massif. He also made the first ascent of the northeast couloir of Mont Blanc du Tacul and, with Boccalatte and other companions, established a series of pre-war routes that left a lasting mark on the Mont Blanc massif. Nicknamed "Il Fortissimo" for the physical and mental strength he displayed on the rock face, he combined technical mastery on rock, ice, and mixed terrain, a curiosity for modern equipment—particularly Vibram soles—and a keen sense of route finding that impressed his contemporaries. His masterpiece remains the first ascent of the east face of the Grandes Jorasses, achieved in 1942 with Giuseppe Gagliardone, while he was an officer during World War II. This route, long considered the most demanding in the Mont Blanc massif, crystallized his vision: a direct, committing climb where technical difficulty is compounded by extreme psychological exposure. Gervasutti died on September 16, 1946, on Mont Blanc du Tacul, the victim of a rappelling accident, leaving a legacy that extends far beyond his list of first ascents. His routes – Devies-Gervasutti on the Ailefroide, Gervasutti-Boccalette on the Gugliermina peak, the north pillar of the Frêney, the east face of the Grandes Jorasses – remain classics that still define high-level mountaineering. Giusto Gervasutti, a solitary and tormented mountaineer, endowed with an impeccable moral compass, an advocate of lightweight and ethical mountaineering, forever in pursuit of an unattainable happiness, is forever a legend of the mountains.
Read more

Hande Erçel

Biography

Hande Erçel (born 24 November 1993) is a Turkish actress and model, known for her work in television and films. One of turkey's highest-paid actressess. After studying from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, she started her early modeling career, where she won the title of Miss Turkey in 2012, following this, Erçel made her acting debut with a role of Zahide in tv series The Wren. She gain popularity after playing Selin Yılmaz in Romance, comedy television series Güneşin Kızları for which she won the Rising Star of the Year at Golden Butterfly Awards. Erçel is best known for her roles in Romance series Aşk Laftan Anlamaz (2016–17) and Romantic comedy, Drama series Sen Çal Kapımı (2020) in which her performance was highly acclaimed and won several accolades including Golden Wings Awards for Best Actress of the Year respectively.
Read more

Luke Fowler

Biography

Scottish artist, filmmaker and musician Luke Fowler has developed a practice that is, at the same time, singular and collaborative, poetic and political, structural and documentary, archival and deeply human. With an emphasis on communities of people, outward thinkers and the history of the left, his 16mm films tell the stories of alternative movements in Britain, from psychiatry to photography to music to education. Whilst some of his early films dealt with music and musicians as subjects, in later works sound itself becomes a key concern. (Maria Palacios Cruz)
Read more

Rajneesh Duggal

Biography

Rajneesh Duggal is an Indian actor and model known for his work in Bollywood and television. He started his career as a successful model, winning the title of Mr. India in 2003. He made his Bollywood debut with Vikram Bhatt’s horror thriller 1920 (2008), which gained him recognition. He later appeared in films like Dangerous Ishhq (2012), Ek Paheli Leela (2015), and Wajah Tum Ho (2016). Rajneesh also ventured into television, winning Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 and starring in shows like Aarambh and Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran.
Read more

Sean Connery

Biography

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
Read more

Alex Grant

Biography

Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ˈreɪɡən/ RAY-gən; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, his presidency constituted the Reagan era, and he is considered one of the most prominent conservative figures in American history. Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and began to work as a sports broadcaster in Iowa. In 1937, he moved to California, and became a well-known film actor there. From 1947 to 1952, Reagan served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild. During the 1950s, he worked in television and spoke for General Electric. From 1959 to 1960, he again served as the Screen Actors Guild's president. In 1964, his "A Time for Choosing" speech gave Reagan attention as a new conservative figure. He was elected governor of California in 1966. During his governorship, he raised taxes, turned the state budget deficit into a surplus, and cracked down harshly on university protests. After challenging and losing to incumbent president Gerald Ford in the 1976 Republican presidential primaries, Reagan won the Republican nomination and then a landslide victory over incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter in the 1980 presidential election.
Read more

Monica Chan Fat-Yung

Biography

Monica Chan Fat-Yung is a Hong Kong actress. She is the 1989 winner of the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. Monica was signed to TVB after she won the Miss HK beauty pageant. She went on to compete in the Miss Chinese International 1989 where she finished as 1st runner up. She also took part in the international beauty pageant, Miss Universe 1990 where she finished 23rd. After nearly ten years with TVB, she left TVB and joined ATV. In the recent years, Monica is less involved with the entertainment industry. While occasionally spotted in award shows and promoting various products as a spokesperson, she hasn't been featured in any HK dramas or movies for several years.
Read more

Shwikar

Biography

Shouweikar's career as an actress began in the early 1960s when she performed roles in several tragedies. The director Fateen Abd Al Wahab noticed that she had a special ability to perform comedy roles and she would later assume several roles in this category. However, she did not restrict herself to that category and she would also perform roles in works that had sociological and political themes. She married the well known performer Fouad Al Mohandess and the two formed one of the most outstanding duos in the history of Egyptian cinema. Together, they presented several roles that were very successful. She has received several awards and honors in various performance festivals and gathering.
Read more

Sally Menke

Biography

Sally JoAnne Menke (December 17, 1953 – September 27, 2010) was an American television and film editor. She had a long-time collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, editing all of his films until her death. Menke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds, of which Variety's Todd McCarthy wrote, "Sally Menke's editing reps the definition of precision." Description above from the Wikipedia article Sally Menke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Read more