Famous INTJs
Physicist
Born: 1885
Died: 1962 |
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Proposed the Bohr model of the atom, which stated that electrons in an atom are arranged in shells around the atom's nucleus. |
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Received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. |
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Contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb as a member of the Manhattan Project, a secret effort of the United States government. |
Carthaginian Military Leader
Born: 247 B.C.
Died: 182 B.C. |
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Was called "father of strategy" because his tactics were adopted by his enemy, Rome, in their own strategic arsenal, and is popularly considered one of the greatest tacticians of all time. |
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Attributed with the famous quotation, "We will either find a way, or make one." |
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Committed suicide by ingesting poison. |
3rd President of the United States
Born: 1743
Died: 1826 |
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The principal author of the Declaration of Independence. |
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The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition occurred during Jefferson's presidency. |
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The founder of the Democratic-Republican party. |
Philosopher
Country: Germany
Born: 1844
Died: 1900 |
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Key ideas include interpreting tragedy as an affirmation of life, an eternal recurrence, a rejection of Platonism, and a repudiation of both Christianity and egalitarianism. |
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Known as the father of nihilism. |
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Best known for 'Thus spoke Zarathustra', 'Birth of Tragedy' and 'The Gay Science'. |
Philosopher, Novelist
Country: Russia
Born: 1905
Died: 1982 |
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Developed a philosophical system called Objectivism. |
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First achieved notoriety with The Fountainhead (1943), and her best-known work – the philosophical novel Atlas Shrugged – was published in 1957. |
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Political views emphasize individualism, laissez-faire capitalism, and the constitutional protection of the right to life, liberty, and property. She was a fierce opponent of all forms of collectivism and statism, including fascism, communism, and the welfare state. |
Physicist, mathematician,
astronomer, philosopher
Born: 1643
Died: 1727 |
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In mathematics, Newton shares the credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of the differential and integral calculus. |
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Described universal gravitation and the three laws of motion which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries. |
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In optics, he built the first practical reflecting telescope and developed a theory of color based on the observation that a prism decomposes white light into the many colors which form the visible spectrum. |
Physicist
Born: 1878
Died: 1968 |
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Part of the team that discovered nuclear fission, an achievement for which her colleague Otto Hahn was awarded the Nobel Prize. |
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The second woman to obtain a doctoral degree at the University of Vienna in 1905. In 1926 she became the first woman physics professor in Germany. |
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In 1923, Meitner discovered the radiationless transition known as the Auger effect, which is named for Pierre Victor Auger, a French scientist who discovered the effect two years later. |
Theoretical Physicist
Born: 1942
Died: n/a |
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Key scientific works have included providing, with Roger Penrose, theorems regarding singularities in the framework of general relativity, and the theoretical prediction that black holes should emit radiation. |
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His scientific career spans over 40 years and his books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. |
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Hawking has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition that has progressed over the years and has left him almost completely paralysed. |
34th President of the United States
Born: 1890
Died: 1969 |
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A five-star general in the United States Army, served as Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe, and the first supreme commander of NATO. |
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Under his presidency, the space race was launched, the interstate highway system began, helped end the Korean war and made atomic weapons a defense priority. |
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Alaska and Hawaii became states during Eisenhower's terms. |
Roman Emperor
Born: 63 B.C.
Died: 14 A.D. |
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The first Roman Emperor, ruling from 27 B.C. until his death in 14 A.D. |
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After a century of civil war, he restored peace in Rome and his time of rule became known as the Pax Romana. |
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The month of August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar. |
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