Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922)

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Remember to say: what outstanding people of ESC you know and

Remember to say:
what outstanding people of ESC you
know and whom

you admire most of all;
what (traits of character) helped him/her become famous;
his/her main achievements and the meaning of them for the present day life;
why it is important to learn outstanding people
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dwell upon biography; dwell upon scientific discoveries; comment on the contribution

dwell upon biography;
dwell upon scientific discoveries;
comment on the contribution to science;
say

whether you would like to meet this scientist, why/ why not?
what you’d like to ask this scientist if you meet him/her.

Alexander Graham Bell 
(March 3, 1847 - August 2, 1922)
was a teacher, scientist, and inventor. He was the founder of the Bell Telephone Company .

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dwell upon biography; dwell upon scientific discoveries; comment on the contribution

dwell upon biography;
dwell upon scientific discoveries;
comment on the contribution to science;
say

whether you would like to meet this scientist, why/ why not?
what you’d like to ask this scientist if you meet him/her.

Andrei (Dmitrievich) Sakharov
An outstanding scientist and public figure,
was born on the 21st of May, 1921 into the family of teachers.
Sakharov is often called the father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, but he became more known as a champion for human rights and freedom. For this work the Nobel Committee awarded him the Peace Prize in 1975.
Andrei Sakharov died in 1989.

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There is no denying the fact that people are the main

There is no denying the fact that people are the main

treasure of every country. Russia has always been rich in and proud of its people who made great contributions to all spheres of life: literature, science, politics, sports, medicine and others. It gave the world such great people as M. Lomonosov (a great Russian scientist, A. Puskin, Fiodor Shalyapin (a famoust Russian singer), Isaac Levitan (a great Russian artist), Irina Rodnina (on outstanding figure skater, a champion of the Olympic Games, a champion of Europe and the World). As a matter of fact, it’s not easy to choose a personality to talk about, but none the less (тем не менее) I've chosen Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov to talk about.
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Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, an outstanding scientist and public figure, was born

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov, an outstanding scientist and public figure, was born

on the 21st of May, 1921, into the family of teachers. He graduated from Moscow University in 1942.
In 1953 he defended his Doctorate thesis and was elected member of the Academy of Sciences. Sakharov played a decisive role in developing the Soviet hydrogen bomb. While working on the bomb he came to the conclusion that any atomic and nuclear weapons should be banned.
In 1966 he took part in his first human rights demonstration, a one-minute silent protest in Pushkin Square. A year later, he wrote a letter to Communist Party leader Leonid Brezhnev defending imprisoned dissidents. He fought courageously for human rights in reformer USSR and in 1975 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. His international repute as a scientist kept him out of jail, but in 1980 he was deprived of all his titles and orders and exiled to the city of Gorky. In Gorky he continued to work for peace, justice and human rights.
It was Michail Gorbachev who helped A. Sakharov to return to Moscow. He was given back all his titles and 3 years later he was elected deputy of the Supreme Soviet.
Sakharov died in 1989.