The book is dedicated to the most prominent historical figures - rebels and revolutionaries who made a qualitative leap in a variety of fields. To be a revolutionary means to destroy everything that has become obsolete in the most decisive, most merciless way. Such was Cromwell, a figure from the English Revolution of the 17th century. The philosophical teachings of Diderot, Voltaire, and Rousseau formed the basis for the beliefs of Marat, Danton, and Robespierre, who fought for Freedom, Equality, and Fraternity in the Great French Revolution. One cannot help but consider scientists who took a new look at the world and showed this world to people as revolutionaries. Copernicus and Newton, Einstein and Landau - each at one time made a revolution in the understanding of the world. Vespucci and Columbus literally discovered a new world. The Wright brothers gave people wings, Niépce and the Lumières showed a person to himself from the outside. Korolev and Khariton gave the man a shield and a sword...