In 1991, two German tourists stumbled upon Europe’s oldest known natural human mummy on the border between Italy and Austria. Nicknamed Ötzi after the Ötztal Alps where he was found, he lived some 5,300 years ago in the Copper Age. With his extraordinarily preserved body and arra ...Show more
Ada Lovelace
Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the notorious poet Lord Byron, did not follow in her father’s literary footsteps. Instead, she is remembered today as a trailblazer for women in science. At a time when women's access to education was limited, she was able to use her wealth and title ...Show more
Mohandas K Gandhi’s decades-long campaign against British rule was the driving force behind Indian independence in August 1947.The way he did it - through ‘satyagraha’, or non-violent resistance - made him one of the most famous and revered thinkers of the 20th century, and has i ...Show more
In this compelling episode of Fantastic Guests on English Plus Magazine, we sit down with none other than Mahatma Gandhi—one of history's greatest leaders. Though his life belongs to a different era, Gandhi’s ideals of non-violence, truth, and compassion speak directly to the str ...Show more