The 'sublime insanity' of airmen who tried to cross the Atlantic first - inspired by a Dubliner
Alfred Harmsworth's ambitious nature shone early in life, from starting a school magazine to turning around Coventry's Bicycling News, showing his knack for entrepreneurship.
Albert C. Barnes dedicated his life to making art accessible for the working class, ultimately founding the Barnes Foundation in 1925.
Benjamin Franklin created a revolutionary heating device, the Franklin stove, during the Little Ice Age, demonstrating the era's challenges and opportunities.