给我几个有关名人介绍的英语文章

1.BillGates（比尔盖茨）

　　WhenBillGatesmadehisdecisiontodropoutfromHarvard,hedidnotcaretoomuchoftheresult.GatesenteredHarvardin1973,anddroppedouttwoyearslaterwhenheandAllenstartedtheengineofMicrosoft.ManypeopledidnotunderstandwhyGatesgaveupsuchagoodopportunitytostudyintheworld’sNo.1University.However,withsizecomespower,MicrosoftdominatesthePCmarketwithitsoperatingsystems,suchasMS-DOSandWindows.Now,MicrosoftbecomesthebiggestsoftwarecompanyintheworldandBillGatesbecomestherichestmanintheworld.

2.ThomasEdison（托马斯爱迪生）

　　In1879,aftermorethan1,000trialsand$40,000,ThomasEdisonintroducedaninexpensivealternativetocandlesandgaslight:theincandescentlamp.Usingcarbonizedfilamentsfromcottonthread,hislightbulbburnedfortwodays.ThesebulbswerefirstinstalledonthesteamshipColumbiaandhavebeenlightinguptheworldeversince.

4.DianaSpencer（戴安娜王妃）

　　LadyDianaSpencer,PrincessofWhales,isrememberedandrespectedbypeopleallovertheworldmoreforherbeauty,kindness,humanityandcharitableactivitiesthanforhertechnicalskills.

5.NelsonRolihlahlaMandela（纳尔逊·罗利赫拉赫拉·曼德拉）

　　Mandela,theSouthAfricanblackpoliticalleaderandformerpresident,wasawarded1993NobelPeacePrizeforhiseffortstoantiracismandantiapartheid.NelsonMandelaisoneofthegreatmoralandpoliticalleadersofourtime:aninternationalherowhosel

6.Beethoven（贝多芬）

　　Beethoven,theGermanComposer,begantolosehishearingin1801andwasentirelydeafby1819.However,thisobstaclecouldnotkeephimfrombecomingoneofthemostfamousandprolificcomposersinarthistory.Hismusic,including9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,severalsenatesandsoon,formesatransitionfromclassicaltoromanticcomposition.

8.JimmyCarter（吉米卡特）

　　PresidentCarter'spolicyofplacinghumanrightsrecordsattheforefrontofAmerica'srelationshipswithothernationscontributedtoacoolingofColdWarrelationsinthelate1970s.

　　In1980,forthefirsttimeinsevenyears,FidelCastroauthorizedemigrationoutofCubabythecountry'scitizens.TheUnitedStateswelcomedtheCubans,butlatertookstepstoslowthetidewhenevidencesuggestedthatCastrowasusingtherefugeeflighttoemptyhisprisons.

12.PaulRevere（保罗）

　　OurperceptivetowardsPaulReverejustillustratesthispoint.Accordingtotheromanticlegend,he,gallopingalongofthedarkfromonefarmhousetoanother,alertedthepeopletothecomingBritish.Andofcoursethestoryemphasizedthecourageofoneman,madehimaheroinourhistorybooks.However,hisheroismrequiredamatrixofotherswhowerealreadywell-preparedtomobilizeagainsttheoppressorandhewasjustonepartofapre-arrangeplan.HeroeslikeReverehavenousefulnessapartfromasocietyprimedtoact.

15.AlexanderGrahamBell（亚历山大格雷厄姆贝尔）

　　Notrealizingthefullimpactitwouldhaveonsociety,AlexanderGrahamBellintroducedthefirsttelephonetoanamazedaudienceatAmerica'sCentennialExpositioninPhiladelphiain1876.Withinayear,Bellhadinstalled230phonesandestablishedtheBellTelephoneCompany,whichwaslatertransformedintoAT&T.In1997,643,000,000,000callsweremadebypeopleintheUnitedStatesalone.