Heroes and Heroines
Cast of characters. Light blue cell names are links to mini-bios in Writing. All others are linked to Wikipedia. The slide show has been removed due to Java vulnerabilities.
| Alex Filippenko | For inspiring great enthusiasm and interest in astronomy, and his investigations into the origins of the universe. |
| Bob Hoover | For his work in aviation, showmanship, and legendary flying skills. |
| Frank Lloyd Wright | For his groundbreaking architecture that changed the way we see homes and buildings. |
| Franz Schubert | For the delightfully unique sense of life actualized in his Trout Quintet. |
| Hannah Arendt | For her pioneering work on the origins of totalitarianism. |
| Hector Berlioz | For giving up the study of medicine in favor of producing brilliantly unique classical works of music. |
| Jean Auel | For dramatizing and popularizing the humanity and capability of our late Paleolithic forbearers, in the Clan of the Cave Bears series of novels. |
| Neil deGrasse Tyson | For his enthusiasm and ability to communicate abstruse astronomical concepts, and his work as a science educator and spokesperson. |
| Philip Glass | For brilliance in his prolific classical compositions and expanding musical horizons. |
| Randy Schilts | For his brave journalism and best-selling books on AIDS, gays in the military , and Harvey Milk. |
| Richard Feynman | For his genius at Los Alamos and CalTech, and his inspirational teaching and investigation of the frontiers of Physics. |
| Robert Pirsig | For his insights into mind and civilization in his now-classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
| Rosa Parks | For her vision and courage in changing the world forever. |
| Steve Wozniak | For his role in Apple that first packed the “personal computer” into a device less powerful than the modern cell phone. |
| Wallace Stegner | For the power of his novels and writings on behalf of the great western outdoors |
| Yo-Yo Ma | For popularizing classical cello and bringing it alive to millions worldwide. |
Slide show by Anfy.
