Great Figures of the 20th Century
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- Which Japanese entrepreneur co-founded the company that became Sony with Masaru Ibuka in 1946?
- Which Kenyan biologist founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
- Which industrialist introduced a mobile assembly line in 1913 to produce the Ford Model T?
- Who is known for delivering the “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?
- Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- Who is the scientist credited with the theory of relativity?
- Who founded the People’s Republic of China in 1949?
- Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic?
- Who led India to independence and is known for his philosophy of non-violence?
- Which researchers proposed the double helix model of DNA in 1953?
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