William Faulkner was an American writer, known for his poignant novels and short stories that explored the complexities of the human condition, particularly in the Southern United States.
Samuel Beckett was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and theater director, known for his avant-garde works that revolutionized 20th-century literature and theater.
Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist and Nobel laureate known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics, including the development of the first nuclear reactor.
John F. Mitchell was a distinguished American engineer and inventor, renowned for his pioneering work in telecommunications and the development of the Mitchell camera.
George Beadle was a renowned American geneticist and Nobel laureate, known for his groundbreaking work on the one gene-one enzyme hypothesis.
Paul Samuelson was a renowned American economist, first to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, and a prolific educator whose work shaped modern economic theory.
Ernest Walton was an Irish physicist and Nobel laureate, most famous for his pioneering work on splitting the atomic nucleus.