Articles avec #personnes celebres tag
La médaille de Fields attribuée à une femme!
Fields Medal mathematics prize won by woman for first time in its history Maryam Mirzakhani, who was born and raised* in Iran, has been awarded* the highest* honour a mathematician can attain to win –I won – won =gagner To be raised = être élevé(e) To...
Le dernier membre d'équipage d'Enola Gay est mort
Theodore Van Kirk, last crew member* of Enola Gay, dies in US aged 93 The last member of the American crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima during the Second World War died in Georgia A crew member = un membre d’équipage The last surviving member...
Emmeline Pankhurst, une britannique engagée!
Emmeline Pankhurst, suffragette leader, celebrated in Google doodle After reading this article, try my quiz on Emmeline Pankhurst published on 12th Feb 2019 to see what you know about this great woman! Pankhurst, born Emmeline Goulden in 1858 into a radical...
Florence Nightingale, pionnière dans le domaine des soins infirmiers modernes
Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) Famous for her work in the military hospitals of the Crimea, Nightingale established nursing* as a respectable profession for women. Nursing = la profession d’infirmière Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820,...
Le prix Nobel, vous connaissez?
The Nobel Peace Prize, 1901-2000 This article is intended to serve as a basic survey* of the history of the Nobel Peace Prize during its first 100 years.[...) I shall try to deal with* two central questions about the Nobel Peace Prize. First, why does...
Graham and Kellogg ou l'histoire des céréales...
Graham and Kellogg: The Health-Crazed Men Behind Our Kitchen Favorites Graham crackers* and corn flakes: two staples* of every American pantry*. Chances are* you’ve enjoyed a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast or snacked on a s’more by the side of a campfire....
Hommage à un héros australien
Sir Jack Brabham was a unique Australian hero The three-time Formula One world champion was a good driver but it was as* an engineer* that he showed his true genius As = en tant que, comme An engineer = un ingénieur Monday’s news that Sir Jack Brabham...
La "créatrice" d'Adrian Mole est décédée
Sue Townsend, 1946-2014 Author worked through health problems to create hit Adrian Mole books as well plays*, novels* and newspaper contributions A play = une pièce de théatre A novel = un roman Sue Townsend, who has died aged 68, was one of Britain’s...