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World's Most Valuable Books & Manuscripts

 1. The Codex Leicester by Leonardo Da Vinci Regarded as one of the most expensive illustrated manuscripts, the Codex is a synthesis of Leonardo's views on nature, astronomy, meteorology. He even predicted the invention of the submarine in the manuscript.  It was sold to Bill Gates in 1994 for a whopping $30,802,500. 2. The Birds of America by John Audubon Printed between 1827 & 1838, it contains 435 life-size watercolors of North American birds, reproduced from hand-engraved plates, and is considered to be the archetype of wildlife illustration.   In 2018, a first edition of the book was sold for $9.65 million at an auction in New York. 3.The Theory of Relativity by Albert Einstein Einstein originally wrote the Theory of Relativity in 1905, but he rewrote it in 1943 in order to raise funds for the American war effort during WWII.  In 1944, Kansas City Life Insurance Company exchanged a $6.5 million cheque for the manuscript. 4. Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by S
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Indian Origin ruling the tech world

 1. Sundar Pichai (CEO-ALPHABET AND ITS SUBSIDIARY GOOGLE)









A BTech from the IIT, Sunder Pichai joined Google in 2004 and became CEO in August 2015. Pichai had worked on various innovation efforts for Google's consumer products. Before joining Google, he was associated with companies like Applied Materials and McKinsey & Company.


2. Satya Nadella (CEO - MICROSOFT)









After Joining Microsoft in 1992, Satya Nadella was named CEO of Microsoft in February 2014. Nadella had held leadership roles in both enterprise and consumer businesses across the company. Prior to Microsoft, Nadella was a member of the technology staff at Sun Microsystems.


3. Shantanu Narayen ( CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO - ADOBE)








After joining Adobe in 1988 as Vice President and General Manager, Shantanu Narayen was appointed CEO in 2007 and the chairman of the board in 2017. Narayen also serves on the board of directors of Pfizer Inc. and from September 2009 to October 2013 he served as director of Dell Inc.


4. Arvind Krishna (CHAIRMAN & CEO - IBM)










Arvind Krishna joined IBM in 1990, became the CEO of IBM in April 2020 and is serving as the Chairman of the board, effective January 1, 2021. Krishna was a principal architect of the acquisition of Red Hat and has led the IBM Cloud and Cognitive Software Business unit since 2017. He has an undergraduate degree from the IIT, Kanpur.


5. Revathi Advaithi (CEO - FLEX)








Revathi Advaithi was appointed CEO of Flex in February 2019. Before Fliex, Advaithi was President and COO for the electrical sector business for Eaton. She holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the BITS Pilani.

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