Mr. Beckers, a 39-year-old physicist from France, graduated from Stanford University with a master's of business degree in 2011 and set out to build software that could decipher heart defects from MRI readings.

WSJ: A New Push for Entrepreneur Visas

While women will stay in school to master the ideas of their books and professors, men will drop out to start a company around their own original idea.

FORBES: How I, A Woman, Learned To Break The Rules And Do My Part To Help Better The World

His latest attack is spelled out in a new book called The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires.

FORBES: Focus

But where construction may have stalled, the culinary scene has forged ahead with master chefs like Grant Achatz and Tony Mantuano, who are turning out some of the most creative food in the country.

BBC: Living in: Chicago

The renowned Japanese Architect Kenzo Tange had a broad vision, and his master plan was far-sighted and well-organized in laying out a systematic plan to protect the values of the birthplace of Buddha.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN KATHMANDU

The Venetian Painters and the Venice of Canaletto tours from Orient-Express fly out of London in April and October for trips that include exploring the paintings and master works at the Doge's Palace and the Villa Pisani.

BBC: Openings