Best known for her semi-autobiographical novel The Bell Jar and her two collections of poems “The Colossus” and “Ariel,” American poet, short-story writer,
An Irish avant-garde playwright, poet and novelist who is considered one of the fathers of the postmodernist movement, Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) was awarded
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905–1980) was a pioneering intellectual and proponent of existentialism who championed leftist causes in France and other countries. He wrote a
Although inspired by Renaissance masters, Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and designer Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is known to the general public for his bizarre and
THEODOR ADORNO (September 11, 1903 – August 6, 1969) German philosopher, sociologist, and composer. Major Accomplishments: Wrote large bodies of work on philosophy,
One of the world’s most accomplished theoretical physicists, Paul Dirac (1902–1984) stands as one of the founders of quantum mechanics. A brilliant mathematician