1) Born in Lahore and studying in Madras, he went on to become a US citizen and received the Physics Nobel Prize in 1983 for his work on the structure and evolution of stars.
S Chandrasekhar
2) This British engineer invented the hovercraft.
Christopher Cockerell
3) This French naval officer, explorer and oceanographer co-developed the Aqualung for Scuba diving.
Jacques Cousteau
4) This Japanese director is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers. Among his most important films are Seven Samurai, Ran, Rashomon and Yojimbo.
Akira Kurosawa
5) He co-invented the transistor along with John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain, for which they received the Nobel Prize in 1956.
William Shockley
6) Born in Taiwan, he became a Japanese citizen after World War II and invented Instant Noodles in response to the problem of food shortage.
Momofuku Ando
7) He designed the first working programmable computer, Z3 in 1941
Konrad Zuse
8) Known as Freddie among friends, this British philosopher is known for promoting Logical Positivism – a school of philosophy that combines Empiricism and Rationalism.
A J Ayer
9) She became part of a notorious criminal gang that looted small stores, gas stations and banks in the Central United States during the Great Depression. She and her partner went on to become cult figures and have been immortalized through a 1967 film bearing their names.
Bonnie Parker
10) A highly influential blues musician, he is widely regarded as the first to use the Electric Guitar.
T-Bone Walker
S Chandrasekhar
2) This British engineer invented the hovercraft.
Christopher Cockerell
3) This French naval officer, explorer and oceanographer co-developed the Aqualung for Scuba diving.
Jacques Cousteau
4) This Japanese director is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers. Among his most important films are Seven Samurai, Ran, Rashomon and Yojimbo.
Akira Kurosawa
5) He co-invented the transistor along with John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain, for which they received the Nobel Prize in 1956.
William Shockley
6) Born in Taiwan, he became a Japanese citizen after World War II and invented Instant Noodles in response to the problem of food shortage.
Momofuku Ando
7) He designed the first working programmable computer, Z3 in 1941
Konrad Zuse
8) Known as Freddie among friends, this British philosopher is known for promoting Logical Positivism – a school of philosophy that combines Empiricism and Rationalism.
A J Ayer
9) She became part of a notorious criminal gang that looted small stores, gas stations and banks in the Central United States during the Great Depression. She and her partner went on to become cult figures and have been immortalized through a 1967 film bearing their names.
Bonnie Parker
10) A highly influential blues musician, he is widely regarded as the first to use the Electric Guitar.
T-Bone Walker
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