- Italian violinist and composer Giuseppe Tartini had a dream in which he sold his soul to the Devil. The piece he wrote upon waking, the “Devil’s Sonata,” was the best he ever wrote, though far inferior to the one he heard in his dream.
- English chemist Humphry Davy discovered nitrous oxide (“laughing gas”), and suggested that it may have use as an anesthetic.
- Thomas Alva Edison created his first invention, an electric vote recorder. After it failed to sell, he decided to devote his energy to inventions for which there was a market.
- French mathematician Evariste Galois developed group theory (and many other theorems) before his death at the age of 21.
- College dropout Steven Jobs co-founded Apple Computer.
Uhm, gonna try my best guys!
I will never be that successful at age 21. I give up now.
Dear lordy, I am 21.
Reblogged from Whimsical Mentionings.
December 27, 2009, 11:31pm Comments
