Winston Churchill
During World War II, Winston Churchill served as the prime minister of Great Britain. He was widely recognized as one of the strategic geniuses who contributed to the Allied victory. In addition to being a prolific writer, Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The photographer irritated Churchill by removing his cigar before shooting this picture of him in Ottawa, Canada’s Parliament Buildings. One of the most well-known portrait photographs ever taken.
Winston Churchill
Marie Curie
Curie was the first recipient of two Nobel prizes and a physicist and chemist. She discovered two new elements, developed radiation therapy for cancer, and created the term “radioactivity.” The famed chemist’s spouse, Pierre Curie, is frequently cut out of this image.
Marie Curie
