Indra thomas biography of albert

Praise for Albert and the Whale

‘In Albert & the Whale he leads his readers off on a marvellously varied, vividly imaginative, seductively digressive adventure that traces the path of another colossus… this is a book to immerse you’ The Times, Book of the Week, Rachel Campell-Johnston

‘Magnificent new book … Hoare’s feeling for Dürer exceeds anything I have ever read … his greatest work yet’ Observer, Book of the Week, Laura Cumming

‘Marvellous, unaccountable book. This is a book like the stomach of a whale: capaciously ready to accommodate whatever disparate stuff comes its way' Literary Review

‘Philip Hoare, best know for Leviathan, his discursive and personal book about whales, has written a very Sebaldian new book. In it, he traverses his own patch and sniffs out an assortment of seemingly unrelated themes – Albrecht Durer, cetaceans, Thomas Mann and David Bowie, a deformation of the hand, the death of his mother – and proceeds to reveal the single degree of separation between them… Enlightening’ Michael Prodger, Sunday Times

‘Visionary: a tone poem put together from the lives of others, with detailed use of archives’ Financial Times

‘Mr Hoare’s portrait glitters with arresting details … His readings of Dürer’s work grow woozy with enthusiasm, dissolving into a kind of modernist poetry. Readers who prefer their art history to have both feet on the ground might be unmoored; others will be intoxicated’ Economist

‘It’s a summary-defying blend of art history, biography, nature writing and memoir … you can feel the delight he takes in being unbound by anything but his enthusiasms. He is alternately precise and concealing. His biographical sections are both elliptical and redolent of entire lives. His art criticism is often stirring’ New York Times

Philip Hoare is the author of ten works of non-fiction. His Leviathan won the Baillie Gifford Prize, and the New York Times praised his last book, Albert & the Whale, as the result of ‘the forceful weather syst

American business executive

Indra Nooyi (née Krishnamurthy; born October 28, 1955) is an Indian-born American business executive who was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of PepsiCo from 2006 to 2018.

Nooyi has consistently ranked among the world's 100 most powerful women. In 2014, she was ranked at number 13 on the Forbes list, and the second most powerful woman on the Fortune list in 2015 and 2017. She sits on the boards of Amazon and the International Cricket Council, among other organizations.

Early life

Nooyi was born on October 28, 1955, in a Tamil Brahmin family in Madras (now known as Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India. Nooyi did her schooling in Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School in T. Nagar.

Nooyi's mother was a home maker. While not having a formal education herself, her mother devised strategic games at dinner for her daughters. When Nooyi and her sister were between eight and 11 years old, their mother instructed them to write a speech about what they would do if they held a position of power such as president or prime minister. If Nooyi fell short in a task, her paternal grandfather (a judge) would make her write, "I will not make excuses" 200 times on a piece of paper.

Education

While completing her studies, Nooyi played guitar in a band, and excelled at cricket. Nooyi received bachelor's degrees in physics, chemistry and mathematics from Madras Christian College of the University of Madras in 1975, and a Post Graduate Programme Diploma from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1976.

In 1978, Nooyi was admitted to Yale School of Management and moved to the United States, where she earned a master's degree in public and private management in 1980.

Career

Nooy

Prince of Monaco since 2005

Albert II (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, reigning since 2005.

Born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Albert is the second child and only son of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace. He attended the Lycée Albert Premier before studying political science at Amherst College. In his youth, he competed in bobsleigh during Winter Olympic finals before retiring in 2002. Albert was appointed regent in March 2005 after his father fell ill, and became sovereign prince upon the latter's death a week later. Since his accession, he has been outspoken in the field of environmentalism and an advocate of ocean conservation, and adoption of renewable energy sources to tackle global climate change, and founded Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in 2006, to directly raise funds and initiate action for such causes and greater ecological preservation.

With assets valued in 2010 at US$1 billion, Albert owns shares in the Société des Bains de Mer, which operates Monaco's casino and other entertainment properties in the Principality. In July 2011, Prince Albert married South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock. He has four children, 2 of them illegitimate, the other 2 legitimate: Jazmin, Alexandre Grimaldi-Coste, Gabriella, and Jacques.

Early life

Prince Albert was born in the Prince's Palace of Monaco on 14 March 1958, as the second child of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace. At the time of his birth, he was heir apparent to the throne. Albert was a dual citizen of both the Principality of Monaco and the United States of America by birth, before renouncing his American citizenship in his early adulthood. He was baptized on 20 April 1958, by Monsignor Jean Delay, Archbishop of Marseille, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Monaco. His

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A man who ruled Science at the beginning of the 20th century and discovered new dimensions of subjects like Time, Space, and Gravity in human history. He won the most honorable award in the world. The Noble Prize for Physics. The name of the one who is considered the most intelligent person in human history is Albert Einstein.

Today we will know the story of his life, and don't miss the 10 unheard facts about Einstein's life (read till the end). Let's dive deep into it:

Early Life and Family

On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the German Empire's Kingdom of W�rttemberg. His parents, Pauline Koch, and Hermann Einstein, were secular Ashkenazi Jews who worked as engineers and salespeople. He had one sister, Maria. Maria was two years younger than Albert. When the family relocated to Munich in 1880, Einstein's father and his uncle Jakob established Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, a business that produced direct-current electrical equipment.

From age five, Albert attended a Catholic elementary school in Munich. He was sent to the Luitpold-Gymnasium(now known as the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium) when he was eight, where he completed his advanced primary and secondary education.

Hermann and Jakob's company submitted a bid in 1894 for a contract to provide electric lights in Munich, but it was rejected because they lacked the funds to switch from direct current to the more effective alternating current alternative. They had to sell their factory in Munich and look for fresh chances elsewhere because their proposal was rejected. The Einstein family relocated to Italy, first settling in Milan and then a few months later in Pavia. There, they made their home in the Palazzo Cornazzani, a historic structure that had previously housed Ada Negri, Ugo Foscolo, and Contardo Ferrini. To complete his education, fifteen-year-old Einstein stayed behind in Munich. His father wanted hi