Carl Sagan was the most successful science communicator of this century. He was a member of Voyager's (humanity's first interstellar mission) imaging team, and it was his idea that Voyager take one last picture.
A generation before, an astronaut on the last Apollo flight to the Moon had taken a picture of the whole Earth-the planet as a world without borders. Carl realized the next step in this process. He convinced NASA to turn the Voyager 1 camera back towards Earth when the spacecraft went beyond Neptune for one last look homeward at what he called..." the pale blue dot."
The film is a tribute to the three exemplary minds, the significance of whose contributions was of vital importance during that time, and even today with great strides being made in quantum physics, fibre optics, nuclear science or astrophysics. They were not only great scientists, but were rooted to the social and political realities of the time and dedicated their lives to modern science in India. Along with being institutions by themselves, they built stellar institutions in the country that inspired many great scientists of the following generations.
Dr Satyendra Nath Bose, Sir C. V. Raman and Dr. Meghnad Saha
This documentary won the prestigious National Film Award for the best educational film in 2013 in India.
Steve is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in history. In 2005, he addressed three small story speeches to young college graduates at Stanford University. This is one of the best motivational videos for young minds.
Here is a little summary of his speech.
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
(I first watched this video in my engineering days (around 2012) suggested by one of my close friends, Sandeep.)
Remarks by Naval Adm. William H. McRaven, B.J. '77, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Texas Exes Life Member, and Distinguished Alumnus.
Admiral McRaven offered advice for changing the world from his 36 years of experience as a Navy SEAL: Ask for help when you need it, respect everyone, persevere through failures and, perhaps surprisingly, make your bed every day. Thanks for the sage words, Admiral. Hook 'em Horns!
(Suggested by one of my close friends, Asutosh.)