People
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Then: This device stored data using magnetic disks in the 1990s.
Now: Cloud storage has largely replaced it.
floppy disk
“Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”
Princess Diana
Completed in 1943, this author found that no publisher would print the book, due to its criticism of the USSR, an important ally of Britain in the War.
Animal Farm
This Danish physicist proposed the atomic model with quantized electron orbits.
Niels Bohr
This political leader was the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Thatcher
Then: This Cold War–era navigation system was developed by the U.S. Navy.
Now: It powers smartphones and cars worldwide.
GPS
This former female TV host said: “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.”
Oprah
This religious text is considered the most frequently banned book in world history.
The bible
This Austrian monk established the basic laws of inheritance through pea plant experiments.
Gregor Mendel
This South African leader became the country’s first Black president in 1994 after 27 years in prison.
Nelson Mandela
Then: Students used this printed resource for school research.
Now: Search engines provide instant access.
encyclopedia
What inventor famously proclaimed, "We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles"?
Thomas Edison
This famous American author wrote two related books about the adventures of a couple of young boys. Despite being considered classics, both books have been banned in some schools. Ironically, they were banned after their initial publication for being "too racially tolerant". Nowadays, they are accused of being "too racist". Who is this author?
Mark Twain
This physicist proposed the uncertainty principle in 1927.
Hint: What's his name?
Werner Heisenberg
What famous physicist wrote “A Brief History of Time”?
Stephen Hawking
Then: This tool was required to fix typing mistakes.
Now: Undo buttons exist.
white-out
This female country singer said “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.“
Dolly Parton
The Roman emperor Caligula tried to suppress a book in AD 35 because it "expressed Greek ideals of freedom", which was clearly not acceptable when Rome occupied Greece. To which book did Caligula object?
Homer's "The Odyssey"
This German inventor developed the movable-type printing press in Europe around 1450.
Johannes Gutenberg
This French writer grew up in the former French colony of Algeria
Albert Camus
Then: This international agreement regulated early satellite communications.
Now: Global internet infrastructure has replaced its role.
INTELSAT
This German philosopher coined the phrase: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" and "God remains dead and we have killed him"
Friedrich Nietzsche
This Vladimir Nabokov novel has been banned for its depiction of an inappropriate relationship.
Lolita
This Spanish architect designed the Sagrada Família, still under construction today.
Antoni Gaudí