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nelsonmandela

mandela,thesouthafricanblackpoliticalleaderandformer

president,wasawarded1993nobelpeaceprizeforhiseffortsto

antiracismandantiapartheid.nelsonmandelaisoneofthegreatmoralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:

aninternationalherowhoselifelongdedicationtothefightagainstracialoppressioninsouthafricawonhimthenobelpeaceprizeandthepresidencyofhiscountry.sincehistriumphantreleasein1990frommorethanaquarter-centuryof

imprisonment,mandelahasbeenatthecentreofthemostcompellingandinspiringpoliticaldramaintheworld.aspresidentoftheafricannationalcongressandheadofsouthafricasantiapartheidmovement,hewasinstrumentalinmovingthenationtowardmultiracialgovernmentandmajorityrule.heisreveredeverywhereasavitalforceinthefightforhumanrightsandracialequality.（138）

gandhi

mahatmagandhiwasthepre-eminentpoliticalandspiritualleaderofindiaduringtheindianindependencemovement.hewasthepioneeroftheresistancetotyrannythroughmasscivildisobedience,firmlyfoundedupontotalnon-violence—whichledindiatoindependenceandhasinspiredmovementsforcivilrightsandfreedomacrosstheworld.heisofficiallyhonoredinindiaasthefatherofthenation.afterassumingleadershipoftheindiannationalcongressin1921,gandhilednationwidecampaignstoeasepoverty,expandwomensrights,buildreligiousandethnicamity,andincreaseeconomicself-reliance.aboveall,heaimedtoachievetheindependenceofindiafromforeigndomination.laterhecampaignedagainstthebritishtoquitindia.gandhispentanumberofyearsinjailinbothsouthafricaandindia.（128）

additionally,gandhiinfluencedimportantleadersandpoliticalmovements.leadersofthecivilrightsmovementintheunitedstates,includingmartinlutherkingandjameslawson,drewfromthewritingsofgandhiinthedevelopmentoftheirowntheoriesaboutnon-violence.anti-apartheidactivistandformerpresidentofsouthafrica,nelsonmandela,wasinspiredbygandhi.priortobecomingpresidentoftheunitedstates,then-senatorbarackobamanotedthat:

throughoutmylife,ihave

alwayslookedtomahatmagandhiasaninspiration,becauseheembodiesthekindoftransformationalchangethatcanbemadewhenordinarypeoplecometogethertodoextraordinarythings.thatiswhyhisportraithangsinmysenateoffice:

toremindmethatrealresultswillcomenotjustfromwashington–theywillcomefromthepeople.（129）

martinlutherking

martinlutherking,jr.wasanamericanclergyman,activistandprominentleaderintheafrican-americancivilrightmovement.hismainlegacywastosecureprogressoncivilrightsintheunitedstatesandheisfrequentlyreferencedasahumanrightsicontoday.kingledthe1955montgomerybusboycottandhelpedfoundthesouthernchristianleadershipconferencein1957,servingasitsfirstpresident.kingseffortsledtothe1963marchonwashington,wherekingdeliveredhisihaveadreamspeech.there,heraisedpublicconsciousnessofthecivilrightsmovementandestablishedhimselfasoneofthegreatestoratorsinu.s.history.bythetimeofhisdeathin1968,hehadrefocusedhiseffortsonendingpovertyandopposingthevietnamwar,bothfromareligiousperspective.in1964,kingbecametheyoungestpersontoreceivethenobelpeaceprizeforhisworktoendracialsegregationandracialdiscriminationthroughcivildisobedienceandothernon-violentmeans.hewasposthumouslyawardedthepresidentialmedaloffreedomin1977andcongressionalgoldmedalin2004;

martinlutherking,jr.daywasestablishedasau.s.nationalholidayin1986.（192）

motherteresa

motherteresawasanalbanianromancatholicnunwithindian

citizenshipwhofoundedthemissionariesofcharityincalcutta,indiain1950.forover45yearssheministeredtothepoor,sick,orphaned,anddying,whileguidingthemissionariesofcharity‘sexpansion.motherteresasmissionariesofcharitycontinuedtoexpand,andatthetimeofherdeathitwasoperating610missionsin123countries,includinghospicesandhomesforpeoplewithhiv/aids,leprosyandtuberculosis,childrensandfamilycounselingprograms,andschools.bythe1970sshewasinternationallyfamedasahumanitarianandadvocatedforthepoorandhelpless.shewonthenobelpeaceprizein1979andindiashighestcivilianhonor,thebharatratnain1980forherhumanitarianwork.（122）

susanb.anthony

althoughiamnotafeminist,iadmiresusanb.anthonyforherdaringtoholdontoherviewevenbeingmockedcruellybyhercontemporaries.

atirelesscivilrightsworker,anthonydevotedherlifetotheworkwhichhasguaranteedwomen’sbasicright,includingsuffrageandequal

protectionsunderlaw.shebelievedthatmenandwomenarecreatedequalandpersevereduemittinglyinopeningdoorsandexpandingacceptablemodesofbehaviorforwomen.inthepatriarchysocietyofhertime,peopleconsideredherunladylikeandridiculous.however,19thamendmenttotheconstitutiongiveswomen’srightstovote,whichestablishedsusanb.anthonyasaboldrevolutionaryfeministinhistory.（111）

margaretsanger

margaretsangersparkedthebirthcontrolmovementwiththe

publicationofthewomanrebel,inwhichsheencourageswomentoviewconceptionasachoiceratherthananobligation.in1923,hertirelesseffortsresultedintheestablishmentofamericasfirstlegalbirthcontrolclinic,whichservedasacontraceptivedispensaryandresearchfacilityundertheauspicesoftheamericanbirthcontrolleague（oneofthegroupsthateventuallymorphedintoplannedparenthood）.thebirthcontrolmovementhashadfar-reaching,worldwideimplications,fromwomensrightstopopulationcontroltothesexualrevolution.（92）

brightminds

newton

newton’saimatcambridgewasalawdegree.instructionatcambridgewasdominatedbythephilosophyofaristotlebutsomefreedomofstudywasallowedinthethirdyearofthecourse.newtonhadagoldenopportunitytostudyanabundanceofgreatminds:

thephilosophyofdescartes,gassendi,hobbes,andinparticularboyle.themechanicsofthecopernicanastronomyofgalileoattractedhimandhealsostudiedkepler’soptics.itisafascinatingaccountofhownewton’sideaswereformed.hecollectedallthesethoughtsanddevelopedhisownsystembywhichhesuccessfullyexplainedawiderangeofpreviouslyuelatedphenomena:

theeccentricorbitsofcomets,theprocessionoftheearth’saxis,andmotionofthemoonasperturbedbythegravityofthesun,aswellasthethreelawsofmotionthatmadehimaninternationalleaderinscientificresearchandthegreatestpilotinhuman’scivilization.（157）

darwin’soriginofspecies

thetheoryofevolutionisoneofthegreatintellectualrevolutionsofhumanhistory.hundredsofyearsago,peoplewereconfusedwiththecomplexityofdifferentspeciesoftheworld,andbelievedthatspecies

werecreatedbythemysteriousgod.however,darwindidnotbelieveso.afterseveralyearsstudy,heeventuallydemonstratedthatspecies,howevercomplexseemingly,allevolvedbynaturalselectionfromsimpleandpreliminaryconditions.whendarwinpublishedhisfamousresearchresultsontheoriginofspeciesbymeansofnaturalselection,thebookencounteredlotsofcontroversies.membersofthereligiouscommunity,aswellassomescientificpeers,wereoutragedandprotested.however,darwinsideaofevolutioneventuallydefeatedthetraditionalbeliefandwasacceptedandacknowledgedbysomeinsightfulscientistsandfinallybythesociety.itisnowreverencedasoneofthegreatestintellectualrevolutionsofhumanhistory.（144）

nicolauscopernicus

nicolauscopernicuswasapolishmathematicianandastronomerwhoproposedthatthesunwasstationaryinthecenteroftheuniverseandtheearthrevolvedaroundit.disturbedbythefailureofptolemysgeocentricmodeloftheuniversetofollowaristotlesrequirementfortheuniformcircularmotionofallcelestialbodies,copernicusdecidedthathecouldachievehisgoalonlythroughaheliocentricmodel.hetherebycreatedaconceptofauniverseinwhichthedistancesoftheplanetsfromthesunboreadirectrelationshiptothesizeoftheirorbits.atthetimecopernicussheliocentricideawasverycontroversial;

nevertheless,itwasthestartofachangeinthewaytheworldwasviewed,andcopernicuscametobeseenastheinitiatorofthescientificrevolution.（129）

galileogalilei

galileogalileiwasanitalianphysicist,mathematician,astronomer,andphilosopherwhoplayedamajorroleinthescientificrevolution.hisachievementsincludeimprovementstothetelescopeandconsequentastronomicalobservations,andsupportforcopernicanism.galileosobservationsaboutfoursatellitesofjupiterwithhisnewtelescopeconvincedhimofthetruthofcopernicusssun-centeredorheliocentrictheory.galileohasbeencalledthefatherofmodernobservationalastronomy,thefatherofmodernphysics,andthefatherofmodernscience.stephenhawkingsays,galileo,perhapsmorethananyothersingleperson,wasresponsibleforthebirthofmodernscience.（96）

christophercolumbus

in1485,columbuspresentedhisplanstojohnii,kingofportugal.herequestedhebemadegreatadmiraloftheocean,appointedgovernor

ofanyandalllandshediscovered,andgivenone-tenthofallrevenuefromthoselands.thekingsubmittedtheproposaltohisexpertsandrejectedit.in1488columbusappealedtothecourtofportugalonceagain,andonceagainitalsoprovedunsuccessful.then,columbustravelledfromportugaltobothgenoaandvenice,butherec