The Eiffel Tower was named after Gustave Eiffel, a Frenchman who designed the tower. He was born in a prosperous family in 1832. He took his graduation from the Central School of Engineering in Paris and went to work for a railway construction company. His mother thought that he would not go far. "Be patient, mum. I've got some ideas. You'll see," Gustave assured his mother. For years, Gustave made plan after plan of dams, factories, stations and structures of great sized buildings. All over Europe, engineers copied them. In the middle of 1880s, a group of French industrialists persuaded the government to organize a World Fair in Paris. Oustave proposed a 989 feet tower of iron as a symbol of the fair. The construction of the tower began in January 1887. Forty engineers and designers worked under Gustave's direction for two years. The tower was finally completed in March 1889. It is the highest structure of iron made by man. No such structure had ever been constructed before. It is regarded as one of the wonders of the world.

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Steven Paul Jobs ( 24 February $1955-5$ October 2011 ), most popularly known as Steven Jobs was the co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. He was the pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was famous for his career in the electronic field of computers and consumers. This became possible through the marketing of Apple computers.

In 1985, Jobs left Apple after losing a power battle with the board of directors. He then founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher education and business market. Apple,-however failed to bring up any new operating system during Jobs' absence. Jobs returned to Apple as an adviser, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. By 1998, Jobs brought Apple back to profitability from the verge of bankruptcy. He supervised the development of iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone and iPad. These devices are so simple and user friendly that even a child can operate them.

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Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist and the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan, she grew up in the scenic Swat Valley. Malala's father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was an educator and an advocate for girls' education, which greatly influenced her from an early age. In 2009, at just 11 years old, Malala began writing a blog under a pseudonym for the BBC Urdu service, describing her life under Taliban rule and their oppressive stance against girls' education. Her courage and eloquence brought her into the public eye, and she continued to speak out for her right to education.

On October 9,2012, Malala was attacked by a Taliban gunman who shot her in the head while she was riding a bus home from school. She was critically injured but survived, and was flown to Birmingham, England, for extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation.

Malala's near-death experience only, strengthened her resolve. She co-authored the memoir "I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban" in 2013, which became an international bestseller. The same year, she established the Malala Fund, a non-profit organization advocating for girls' education worldwide. In 2014, at the age of 17, Malala became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, sharing the honor with Indian children's rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. She has continued her advocacy on a global scale, meeting with world leaders and addressing the United Nations.

In 2020, Malala graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Her unwavering dedication to education and human rights continue to inspire millions around the world, making her a symbol of resilience and the transformative power of education.

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The Titanic was the largest ship that had ever travelled on the sea. It sank in 1912 following her collision with

an iceberg during her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. Numerous expeditions unsuccessfully tried using

sonar to map the seabed in the hope of finding the wreckage. In 1985, the wreck was finally located by a joint

French-American expedition. The wreck has been the focus of intense interest and has been visited by numerous

tourist and scientific expeditions. The ship was carrying about 2224 people. Among them, 651 were fortunate to

get into lifeboats as the ship was not well-prepared to face a deadly collision. But the question is - how can a

ship set off with a lot of passengers without taking sufficient safeguard.

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