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Civil rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his home office in Montgomery, Alabama, in May 1956.
- Famous authors, playwrights, scientists, and artists completed some of their best pieces of work while working from home.
- Mark Twain began writing "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" from his study at Quarry Farm in Elmira, New York.
- Children's book author Roald Dahl even built a small hut in his garden to create the ideal secluded space for writing.
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From Albert Einstein to Joan Didion and Mark Twain, many of the world's most famous thinkers created some of their best work at home.
Whether it was in a sky-high Manhattan apartment, a Connecticut farmhouse, a Revolutionary War-era home, or a Malibu mansion, these influential people all worked out of their homes at one point in their lives.
Here are 15 photos that show the working-from-home spaces of famous scholars, artists, and writers throughout history.