2017-07-01 21:26
On July 2, 1961, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) took his double-barreled, 12-gauge shotgun, turned it on himself and pulled the trigger. Could his suicide have been prompted by the shame that… Read More
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Simply Charly is an original, one-stop portal to a wealth of information about some of the world's most prominent historical figures.
2017-06-27 08:29
Seven years after the death of Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, his family was scattered, imprisoned and exiled. This year marks the 100th anniversary sin… Read More
2017-06-21 16:01
Adolf Hitler was a fascist, Joseph Stalin a totalitarian, and the famous Irish poet, William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) was both. In his essay, Passion and Cunning: An Essay on the Politics of… Read More
2017-05-14 15:45
Simply Charly, as well as the world of academia, have lost a friend, colleague, and influential economist on May 8 with the death of Allan H. Meltzer. He was 89. Meltzer (1928–2017) wa… Read More
2017-04-25 17:38
Albert Einstein was an explorer and discoverer of sorts, so perhaps it is fitting that National Geographic Channel has dedicated its newest series to the brilliant physicist (1879-1955). Apt… Read More
2017-04-08 13:11
Get the following Kindle eBooks at a special discount beginning next week from April 15 through April 19. This limited-time discount promotion will unfold over five days as follows: … Read More
2017-03-30 12:54
We learned with great sadness of the passing on March 28 of Richard Tieszen (1951-2017), the author of Simply Gödel, a new book in our Simply Charly Great Lives Series. The book, to be… Read More
2017-03-24 18:16
In the nearly 200 years since her death, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) has never lost her mass appeal. Her standing as a pop culture icon is as enduring as her literary legacy, pr… Read More
2017-03-13 21:28
He didn’t speak for the first four years of his life and had not learned to read until he was nine. And yet Albert Einstein (1879-1955) grew up to become one of the most brilliant and… Read More
2016-12-24 11:07
Simply Charly, an original, one-stop portal for students and teachers that brings to life, in a compelling and engaging manner, some of the most prominent historical figures, has relaunched… Read More
2016-12-22 19:24
Simply Charly, an original, one-stop portal to a wealth of information about some of the world's most prominent historical figures, has launched a new podcast series called Culture Insight h… Read More
2016-12-10 18:38
From a St. Bernard dog bearing his name to a toddler reacting emotionally to the sounds of “Moonlight Sonata” to his worldwide fame, Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770–1827… Read More
2016-11-28 16:38
In Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, the dashing hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy, lives comfortably in Pemberley, “a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising… Read More
2016-11-21 11:05
Greeks and Turks have been at odds with each other pretty much since Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1832. Hostility between the two nations intensified after the Turkish… Read More
2016-11-13 01:05
Whoever said that history keeps repeating itself was right—at least judging by past week’s events. When Donald Trump was elected President of the United States in the early hours… Read More
2016-11-01 15:43
British mathematician and cryptanalyst Alan Turing (1912-1954) broke the Nazi Enigma code during World War II, playing a crucial role in the Allied victory over Nazi Germany. Yet, for a… Read More
2016-10-28 08:00
One of the most enduring controversies in literary history, which first surfaced in the 18th century, has surrounded William Shakespeare’s (1564-1616) prolific body of works. A nu… Read More
2016-10-24 17:33
In 1915, T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) rocked the literary world with the publication of a poem titled The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. Considered bold for its time, the poem was written… Read More
2016-10-17 00:45
“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.” As one of the most well-known and memorable quotes from the renowned American poet Sylvia Plath… Read More
2016-08-06 09:21
Many geniuses have a reputation for being eccentric and socially awkward, and British quantum theorist Paul Dirac (1902-1984) fit both categories. Author Graham Farmelo, for instance, titled… Read More
2016-08-01 21:12
When he was born 115 years ago this week, the world around Louis Armstrong was not exactly wonderful. True, there were, as he later sang, “skies of blue and clouds of white,” but… Read More
2016-07-21 18:37
Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris—better known as Le Corbusier (1887–1965)—is renowned around the world for his modernist designs, which emphasized func… Read More
2016-06-12 18:16
He famously said that he could resist everything except temptation, and his life was, indeed, full of excesses, which brought him both fame and ruin. To this day, Oscar Wilde (1854–190… Read More
2016-04-21 19:44
Four hundred years after his death (on April 23), William Shakespeare (1564–1616) remains the most widely read author of all time. If he were alive today, he might boast of having sold… Read More
2016-04-09 00:39
"Great Lives" series offers a new approach to the lives and works of influential figures in the arts and sciences Educational publisher Simply Charly is pleased to announce the launch of a n… Read More
2016-03-30 14:01
To this day, the name of René Descartes (1595–1650) is most associated with his famous quote, “I think, therefore I am.” The phrase appeared in his native French as… Read More
2016-03-20 16:52
He was a classically trained pianist who, as a rocker in the 1970s, fostered what some critics described as a “flamboyant and aggressive approach to keyboards.” And until hi… Read More
2016-03-15 16:22
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) may be one of the most widely read English-language authors in history, but some aspects of his life remain shrouded in mystery. For instance, his exact… Read More
2016-02-14 17:48
The name of William Faulkner evokes such literary masterpieces as The Sound and The Fury and As I Lay Dying. But before he became a renowned novelist, Faulkner (1897–1962) was writing… Read More
2016-02-12 21:04
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) once famously said, “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right.” Actually, he was wrong about that: for the first time, researchers h… Read More
2016-02-01 22:46
What, if anything, does sports gear have in common with the field of mathematics? And, even more to the point, what role did a Swiss mathematician living in the 1700s play in the creation of… Read More
2016-01-25 02:38
Arguably one of the world’s greatest composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27, 1756, which means that this week marks his 260th birthday. In terms of his musical outpu… Read More
2016-01-16 15:41
Even the most ardent fans of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) may not realize that January 17 marks an anniversary of an important, yet little known, event in the Russian composer’s life. I… Read More
2016-01-14 00:20
NEW YORK, NY – When he co-won the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics, British theoretical physicist and mathematician Paul Dirac was reluctant to accept the award because he disliked honors a… Read More
2016-01-05 18:21
A month ago, Russian TV viewers watched an unusual broadcast: a 60-hour “reading marathon” during which 1,300 people—actors, politicians, sports figures, and ordinary folk… Read More
2016-01-03 21:52
Teach100, a resource to help educators and those in the field of education find the most relevant blogs from across the Web, has recently ranked Simply Charly's blog among their top 100. The… Read More
2015-12-28 06:50
As the year is drawing to a close, Simply Charly composed a list of some of the key events of 2015. While it is obviously non-exhaustive and subjective, it shows what transpired in the world… Read More
2015-12-23 18:19
"Mona Lisa" is not only Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting, but also the most enigmatic. For centuries, after this Renaissance masterpiece was created sometime in the first two d… Read More
2015-12-23 07:00
During an international career that spanned nearly six decades, Kurt Masur (1927–2015) made his mark not only as a distinguished orchestra conductor, but also as a political activist… Read More
2015-12-15 15:14
The word “classic” refers to a work of established value, something that is impervious to the passage of time. This is a fitting way to describe the works of an English novelist… Read More
2015-12-10 19:57
It is said that before composing, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) had a habit of dipping his head in cold water. We can’t be sure whether this tidbit is true or merely an… Read More
2015-12-09 14:50
It is not an easy task to use colorful narrative to explain the complexities of mathematics to the general public. But Dr. Amir D. Aczel (1950–2015), who passed away on November 26, wa… Read More
2015-11-26 15:14
If there were just one word to describe German theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976), it would be “uncertainty.” In 1927 Heisenberg, whose… Read More
2015-11-18 14:52
When Walt Disney famously said, “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot,” he probably didn’t mean to suggest that a precious object would actually be… Read More
2015-11-07 21:47
Brilliant inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla (1856–1946) had been rivals during their lifetimes and, all things considered, the former is probably more of a household name than t… Read More
2015-10-30 22:13
Of all the 20th century statesmen, dead or alive, Sir Winston Churchill (1844–1965) was the quintessential “Renaissance man.” Though he went down in history as Great Britai… Read More
2015-10-23 14:21
At the end of this month, a new volume will join numerous other books penned over the years about the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776). Published by Cambridge University Press, th… Read More
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