Project Gutenberg 2024-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 126 Casson, Herbert Newton 1869 1951 Gasson, Herbert N. (Herbert Newton) Die Erfolgreichen : $b (Thirty great lives) $aLeipzig :$bJosef Singer Verlag A.-G., $c1926. Isaac Newton -- James Watt -- Robert Clive -- Michael Faraday -- Elias Howe -- Thomas Henry Huxley -- Frederick Winslow Taylor -- Andrew Carnegie -- Cecil Rhodes -- Dr. Jameson -- John Wanamaker -- Murdo Mackenzie -- Cyrus H. H. Curtis -- Edward Bok -- Luther Burbank, der König der Gärtner -- King C. Gillette -- Joseph Fels -- George Westinghouse -- Charles Seabrook -- George F. Johnson -- Thomas A. Edison -- Lord Rhondda -- Sir Swire Smith -- Henry Ford. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Die Erfolgreichen: (Thirty great lives)" by Herbert Newton Casson is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The book showcases the lives of notable individuals who made significant contributions in various fields, focusing on their achievements and the impact they had on society. The opening of the book introduces Sir Isaac Newton, depicting his early life and outlining his groundbreaking discoveries in mathematics and physics. It narrates his journey from being a curious and unconventional student to becoming a leading figure in the scientific community, revealing pivotal moments such as his famous encounter with an apple that led him to formulate the law of universal gravitation. The subsequent sections promise to explore the remarkable lives of other influential figures, including James Watt and Andrew Carnegie, all framed within a narrative that emphasizes perseverance and the quest for knowledge and success. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220107083956casson 1926 de Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Biography CT Text Category: Biographies 246231 2025-07-28T15:40:18.413324 text/html 222048 2024-01-15T16:19:50 text/html 400562 2025-07-28T15:40:24.584300 application/epub+zip 398563 2025-07-28T15:40:19.900308 application/epub+zip 273227 2025-07-28T15:40:19.077300 application/epub+zip 1056489 2025-07-28T15:40:27.819249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1026096 2025-07-28T15:40:23.972308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215165 2025-07-28T15:40:17.795293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195392 2024-01-15T16:19:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15553 2025-07-28T15:40:27.979248 application/rdf+xml 15557 2025-07-28T15:40:19.359288 image/jpeg 2944 2025-07-28T15:40:19.214281 image/jpeg 876424 2025-07-28T15:40:18.444278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia