Wielcy zapomniani : Polacy, którzy zmienili świat / Marek Borucki.

Wydanie I (dodruk).

Warszawa : Sport i Turystyka - Muza SA, 2015-2016.

2 volumes : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 25 cm

The book "The great forgotten: Poles who changed the world" brings out the national oblivion of people are little known or forgotten. Among the 39 characters are eminent scientists, brilliant composers, outstanding engineers, designers, painters, graphic artists, writers and social activists, including Henryk Arctowski, Ludwik Bronarski, Stefan Bryła, Wojciech Chrzanowski, Jan Czochralski, Kazimierz Funk, Ferdynand Goetel, Oskar Halecki, Josef Hofmann, Bronislaw Huberman, Witold Hulewicz, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, Stanisław Kierbedź, Hilary Koprowski, Zofia Kossak-Szczucka, Tadeusz Krwawicz, Karolina Lanckorońska, Wanda Landowska, Rafał Lemkin, Karol Lewakowski, Roman Maciejewski, Ernest Malinowski, Rudolf Modrzejewski, Faustyna Morzycka, Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Roman Palester, Antoni Patek, Bronisław Piłsudski, Ludwik Rajchman, Józef Rotblat, Czesław Słania, Józef Stolarczyk, Jan Szczepanik, Feliks Topolski, Rudolf Stefan Weigl, Stanisław Witkiewicz, Władysław Zamoyski, Marian Żelazek. Some received prestigious awards, some were nominated several times for the Nobel Prize, some were invited to world conferences, and some performed in the most famous concert halls in the world. The unknown stories of these great Poles are equipped with unique archive footage.

Polish

April 01, 2015

Includes bibliographical references (pages 434-435) and index.