Nobel Prize
• It is the most coveted international award of the world.
• It was instituted by the inventor of dynamite, Alfred Bernard Nobel (1833-96)
• The award is given on Dec.10, which is the death anniversary of its founder.
• Nobel made a trust from the money that he earned through the patent of his invention whose interest is used to give the money for the Nobel Prizes.
• Nobel Prize is given every year to those eminent person who have made pioneering achievements in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Peace, Literature and Economics.
• Apart from Economics, all other categories have been given since 1901. Economics Nobel Prize was in 1967 and was first given in 1969.
Pulitzer Prize
• It was instituted in 1970 and named after the US Publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
• It is conferred annually in the USA for accomplishments in journalism, literature and music.
Magsaysay Awards
• They were instituted in 1957 and named after Ramon Magsaysay, the late President of Philippines, who died in an air crash.
• This award is given annually on August 31, for outstanding contributions to Public service, community leadership, journalism, literature and creative arts and international understanding.
• They are often regarding as the Nobel Prize of Asia.
Booker Prize
• It is the highest literary award given to the authors of British, Irish and Commonwealth countries.
• It is instituted in 1968 by the Booker Company and the British Publishers Association along the lines of Pulitzer Prize of US.
• Booker Prize has been renamed as Man Booker Prize, as the sponsorship has been taken by the Man Group, an international stockbroker.
Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
• It was instituted in 1965 by the Government of India.
• It is given annually to persons for outstanding contributions to the promotion of international understanding and goodwill among the people of the world.
Oscar Awards
• These awards were instituted in 1929 and conferred annually by the Academy of Motion Pictures in USA.
• These are considered the most prestigious award in the cinema world.
• The first Indian to get an Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya for the movie ‘Gandhi’.
• Satyajit Ray was the First Indian who was awarded Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992.
Right Livelihood Award
• It was instituted in 1980 by the Right Livelihood Society, London.
• It is renowned as alternate Nobel Award to promote and contribute in the field of environment and social justice.
Mahatma Gandhi Peace Prize
• It was instituted in 1995 by the Government of India.
• It is presented for international peace on the lines of Nobel Prize.
UNESCO Peace Prize
• It is presented by United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for extraordinary contribution for international peace.
UNESCO Human Right Award
• It is also presented by UNESCO for contributions in the field of Human Rights Awareness.
• It is given every alternate year.
UN Human Right Award
• It is presented by United Nation (UN) for personal contribution for the cause of human rights.
• It is presented every sixth year.
World Food Prize
• It is presented by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), one of the branches of UNO, for the cause of agriculture and food development.
Olympic Gold Order
• It is presented by the International Olympic Committee for distinguished services in the development of the OLYMPIC MOVEMENT.
Indira Gandhi Award for International Peace, Disarmament and Development
• It is presented by Indira Gandhi Memorial Fund for specialized contribution in the filed of International disarmament and development.
Bharat Ratna
• It is the highest civilian award of India. It is presented by the Government of India.
• It is presented for exceptional public service and rarest achievements in the field of art, literature and science.
• It was instituted in 1954 and the first recipient was Dr. Radhakrishnan.
• Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award for distinguished services in any field including Government service.
• Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree are the other important civilian awards.
Bhartiya Jnanpeeth Awards
• It was instituted in 1965 and is given for distinguished works in any reconised language by a scholar.
Sahitya Akademi Award
• It was instituted in 1955 and is given for any exclusive writing in any of the 22 languages including English literature during last 5 years.
Murtidevi Award
• It was constituted in 1948 and is given in any Indian language or English literature, for distinguished contribution to Indian values.
Saraswati Samman
• It was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation and is given for any distinguished literary work made during last 10 years in any of the Indian language.
Tansen Awards
• These awards are given by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for the outstanding contribution in the field of music.
Vyas Samman
• It was instituted in 1992 by K. K. Birla Foundation for outstanding contribution to Hindi literature.
Iqbal Samman
• These awards are given by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for the outstanding contribution in the field of literature.
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards
• These awards are given to the Indian scientist for their exceptional performance.
R.D. Birla Award
• These awards are given in the field of medical sciences.
Dhanvantri Award
• These awards are given for the extra ordinary performance in medical sciences.
Arjuna Awards
• These were instituted in 1961and given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
• These are given for the special achievements in different types of sports.
Dronacharya Awards
• These were instituted in 1985 and given by Sports Ministry, Government of India.
• These are given to sports coaches.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
• It was instituted in 1962 and is presented for commendable display by the players.
Gallantry Awards
• Param Vir Chakra : It is India’s highest award for bravery.
• Mahavir Chakra : It is the second highest gallantry award.
• Vir Chakra : It is the third highest gallantry award.
• Ashok Chakra : It is the highest peace-time gallantry award.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Amazing Facts about the Human Body
1. A Human baby has over 300 bones (60 more than adults). With the passage of time some bones get dissolved inside and some get joined with others.
2. At the point when a pregnant lady endures organ harm, (for example, a heart assault), the hatchling sends undeveloped cells to the harmed organ to help repair it. Furthermore ladies who have beforehand been pregnant show neurological insurance against specific infections.
3. With 100,000 miles of veins inside the normal human body, one can circumnavigate Earth more than two times. Same is true for DNA strand in a human body.
4. A human nose can remember about 50,000 different scents/odors.
5. If the Earth was straight, human eye could detect a lighted candle during the evening from up to 30 miles away. The same reason, why we are able to see brightly lit up moon even at millions of miles away.
6. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. Summing up would be around 18kg of skin shed during whole lifetime.
7. At about 250 miles per hour, red blood cells complete full body circuit every 60 seconds, quicker than a Formula 1 racecar.
8. The human cerebrum can read up to 1,000 words every moment.
9. An average person produces enough saliva in his lifetime to fill 2 swimming pools easily.
10. A grown-up is comprised of 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) molecules. For viewpoint, there's a "measly" 300,000,000,000 (300 billion) stars in our system.
11. Human beings are the best long distance runners on the planet; better than any four-legged creature. Actually, a great many years prior we used to pursue our prey until they ran themselves to death.
12. A normal human body has enough iron that can make a 3 inch long nail out of it.
13. In 30 minutes, the human body gives off enough heat to bring a gallon of water to bubbles.
14. Similar to finger prints, every human being also has unique tongue print.
15. We have the same measure of hairs on our body as a chimpanzee. Most are futile along these lines fine that they are imperceptible.
16. The particles that make up your human body today are same iotas that framed amid the Big Bang 13.7 billion years prior.
17. Human bone is as solid as rock. A square of bone the extent of a matchbox could hold nine tons of weight. And is stronger than the steel.
18. In the event that the human mind was a machine, it could perform 38 thousand-trillion operations every second. The world's most compelling supercomputer, Blue gene, can oversee just .002% of that.
19. The centering muscles in your eyes move around 100,000 times each day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you'd have to walk 50 miles.
20. A human brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in the body. Similarly, a human brain consumes one-third of the meal you consumes every time.
2. At the point when a pregnant lady endures organ harm, (for example, a heart assault), the hatchling sends undeveloped cells to the harmed organ to help repair it. Furthermore ladies who have beforehand been pregnant show neurological insurance against specific infections.
3. With 100,000 miles of veins inside the normal human body, one can circumnavigate Earth more than two times. Same is true for DNA strand in a human body.
4. A human nose can remember about 50,000 different scents/odors.
5. If the Earth was straight, human eye could detect a lighted candle during the evening from up to 30 miles away. The same reason, why we are able to see brightly lit up moon even at millions of miles away.
6. Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour. Summing up would be around 18kg of skin shed during whole lifetime.
7. At about 250 miles per hour, red blood cells complete full body circuit every 60 seconds, quicker than a Formula 1 racecar.
8. The human cerebrum can read up to 1,000 words every moment.
9. An average person produces enough saliva in his lifetime to fill 2 swimming pools easily.
10. A grown-up is comprised of 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) molecules. For viewpoint, there's a "measly" 300,000,000,000 (300 billion) stars in our system.
11. Human beings are the best long distance runners on the planet; better than any four-legged creature. Actually, a great many years prior we used to pursue our prey until they ran themselves to death.
12. A normal human body has enough iron that can make a 3 inch long nail out of it.
13. In 30 minutes, the human body gives off enough heat to bring a gallon of water to bubbles.
14. Similar to finger prints, every human being also has unique tongue print.
15. We have the same measure of hairs on our body as a chimpanzee. Most are futile along these lines fine that they are imperceptible.
16. The particles that make up your human body today are same iotas that framed amid the Big Bang 13.7 billion years prior.
17. Human bone is as solid as rock. A square of bone the extent of a matchbox could hold nine tons of weight. And is stronger than the steel.
18. In the event that the human mind was a machine, it could perform 38 thousand-trillion operations every second. The world's most compelling supercomputer, Blue gene, can oversee just .002% of that.
19. The centering muscles in your eyes move around 100,000 times each day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you'd have to walk 50 miles.
20. A human brain uses 20% of the total oxygen and blood in the body. Similarly, a human brain consumes one-third of the meal you consumes every time.
Indian Republic Day Previous Chief Guest List from 1950 to 2015
Celebrated 66th Republic Day on 26th January, 2015 with great pride and honor and invited 44th president of United States, Barack Obama as a chief guest for the prestigious republic day parade.
List of all Chief guest invited to attend Republic Day of India (26th January) since 1950 to 2015:
1950 – Sukarno (President, Indonesia)
1951, 1952, 1953 –
1954 – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
1955 – Malik Ghulam Muhammad (Governor General, Pakistan)
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 –
1960 – Kliment Voroshilov (President, USSR)
1961 – Queen Elizabeth II (Queen, United Kingdom)
1962 –
1963 – King Norodom Sihanouk (King, Cambodia)
1964 –
1965 – Rana Abdul Hamid (Food and Agriculture Minister, Pakistan)
1966, 1967 –
1968 – Alexei Kosygin (Prime Minister, USSR) and Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia)
1969 – Todor Zhivkov (Prime Minister, Bulgaria)
1970 –
1971 – Julius Nyerere (President, Tanzania)
1972 – Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Prime Minister, Mauritius)
1973 – Mobutu Sese Seko (President, Zaire)
1974 – Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia); Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Prime Minister, Sri Lanka)
1975 – Kenneth Kaunda (President, Zambia)
1976 – Jacques Chirac (Prime Minister,France)
1977 – Edward Gierek (First Secretary, Poland)
1978 – Patrick Hillery (President, Ireland)
1979 – Malcolm Fraser (Prime Minister, Australia)
1980 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (President, France)
1981 – José López Portillo (President, Mexico)
1982 – King Juan Carlos I (King, Spain)
1983 – Shehu Shagari (President, Nigeria)
1984 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
1985 – Raúl Alfonsín (President, Argentina)
1986 – Andreas Papandreou (Prime Minister, Greece)
1987 – Alan García (President, Peru)
1988 – Junius Jayewardene (President, Sri Lanka)
1989 – Nguyen Van Linh (General Secretary, Vietnam)
1990 – Anerood Jugnauth (Prime Minister, Mauritius)
1991 – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President, Maldives)
1992 – Mário Soares (President, Portugal)
1993 – John Major (Prime Minister, United Kingdom)
1994 – Goh Chok Tong (Prime Minister, Singapore)
1995 – Nelson Mandela (President, South Africa)
1996 – Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President, Brazil)
1997 – Basdeo Panday (Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago)
1998 – Jacques Chirac (President, France)
1999 – King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (King, Nepal)
2000 – Olusegun Obasanjo (President, Nigeria)
2001 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President, Algeria)
2002 – Cassam Uteem (President, Mauritius)
2003 – Mohammed Khatami (President, Iran)
2004 – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (President, Brazil)
2005 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
2006 – King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (King, Saudi Arabia)
2007 – Vladimir Putin (President, Russia)
2008 – Nicolas Sarkozy (President, France)
2009 – Nursultan Nazarbayev (President, Kazakhstan)
2010 – Lee Myung Bak (President, Republic of Korea)
2011 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (President, Indonesia)
2012 – Yingluck Shinawatra (Prime Minister, Thailand)
2013 – King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (King of Bhutan, Bhutan)
2014 – Shinzo Abe (Prime Minister, Japan)
2015 – Barack Obama (President, United States of America)
List of all Chief guest invited to attend Republic Day of India (26th January) since 1950 to 2015:
1950 – Sukarno (President, Indonesia)
1951, 1952, 1953 –
1954 – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
1955 – Malik Ghulam Muhammad (Governor General, Pakistan)
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 –
1960 – Kliment Voroshilov (President, USSR)
1961 – Queen Elizabeth II (Queen, United Kingdom)
1962 –
1963 – King Norodom Sihanouk (King, Cambodia)
1964 –
1965 – Rana Abdul Hamid (Food and Agriculture Minister, Pakistan)
1966, 1967 –
1968 – Alexei Kosygin (Prime Minister, USSR) and Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia)
1969 – Todor Zhivkov (Prime Minister, Bulgaria)
1970 –
1971 – Julius Nyerere (President, Tanzania)
1972 – Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Prime Minister, Mauritius)
1973 – Mobutu Sese Seko (President, Zaire)
1974 – Josip Broz Tito (President, SFR Yugoslavia); Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Prime Minister, Sri Lanka)
1975 – Kenneth Kaunda (President, Zambia)
1976 – Jacques Chirac (Prime Minister,France)
1977 – Edward Gierek (First Secretary, Poland)
1978 – Patrick Hillery (President, Ireland)
1979 – Malcolm Fraser (Prime Minister, Australia)
1980 – Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (President, France)
1981 – José López Portillo (President, Mexico)
1982 – King Juan Carlos I (King, Spain)
1983 – Shehu Shagari (President, Nigeria)
1984 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
1985 – Raúl Alfonsín (President, Argentina)
1986 – Andreas Papandreou (Prime Minister, Greece)
1987 – Alan García (President, Peru)
1988 – Junius Jayewardene (President, Sri Lanka)
1989 – Nguyen Van Linh (General Secretary, Vietnam)
1990 – Anerood Jugnauth (Prime Minister, Mauritius)
1991 – Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (President, Maldives)
1992 – Mário Soares (President, Portugal)
1993 – John Major (Prime Minister, United Kingdom)
1994 – Goh Chok Tong (Prime Minister, Singapore)
1995 – Nelson Mandela (President, South Africa)
1996 – Dr. Fernando Henrique Cardoso (President, Brazil)
1997 – Basdeo Panday (Prime Minister, Trinidad and Tobago)
1998 – Jacques Chirac (President, France)
1999 – King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (King, Nepal)
2000 – Olusegun Obasanjo (President, Nigeria)
2001 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika (President, Algeria)
2002 – Cassam Uteem (President, Mauritius)
2003 – Mohammed Khatami (President, Iran)
2004 – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (President, Brazil)
2005 – King Jigme Singye Wangchuck (King, Bhutan)
2006 – King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud (King, Saudi Arabia)
2007 – Vladimir Putin (President, Russia)
2008 – Nicolas Sarkozy (President, France)
2009 – Nursultan Nazarbayev (President, Kazakhstan)
2010 – Lee Myung Bak (President, Republic of Korea)
2011 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (President, Indonesia)
2012 – Yingluck Shinawatra (Prime Minister, Thailand)
2013 – King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (King of Bhutan, Bhutan)
2014 – Shinzo Abe (Prime Minister, Japan)
2015 – Barack Obama (President, United States of America)
Famous Scientists and their Inventions List
Physics and Chemistry
Archimedes—Invention of the famous Archimedean law, discovery of the principles of lever and specific gravity.
Avogadro—An Italian scientists known for Avogadro’s hypothesis.
Bacquarrel—Radio-activity of uranium.
Baird J.L.—Television.
Benjamin Franklin—Lightning conductor.
Bhabha H.J.—Research in cosmic rays and quantum theory.
Binet—Intelligence tests.
Bose, J.C.—Crescograph.
Bose, S.N.—Discovery of nuclear particles ‘Boson’.
Bohr—Electron Theory, Atomic structure.
Bunsen—Spectroscope.
Bushwell—Submarine.
Carothers—Nylon Plastics.
Cavendish—Discovery of hydrogen, rare gases, chemical composition of water.
Charles Darwin—Theory of Evolution; Origin of Species.
Curie, Madame—Radium.
Dalton—Law of partial pressures; Atomic theory; laws of chemical combination; the law of multiple proportions.
Democritus—(Greek Philosopher)—Atomic theory.
Dewar—Thermos flask.
Einstein—Theory of relativity.
Euclid—Science of geometry.
Fahrenheit—Fahrenheit mercury thermometric scale in which freezing point is—32° and boiling point is 212°.
Farady—Electromagnetic induction and laws of electrolysis.
Fermi—Artificial splitting of atoms.
Freud—Psycho-analysis.
Gay Lussac—Law of gases.
Herschel. William—Discovered the planet Uranus.
Hertz—Electrical waves.
Hoffman—Aniline dye.
Kelvin, Lord—Dynamic theory of heat.
Khorana, Dr. Hargovind—Interpretation of genetic code.
Lawrence—Invention of cyclotron.
Lee de Forest—Talkies, radio, telephone.
Lockyer—Helium gas.
Louis Braille—Discovered and perfected his system of reading and writing for the blind.
Marconi—Wireless telegraphy, radio.
Maxwell—Electromagnetic theory of light.
Mendel—Laws of heredity.
Mendeleev—Periodic table.
Millikan, R.A.—Cosmic rays.
Newton—Laws of Motion, laws of gravitation.
Nobel—Dynamite.
Otto Hahn—Discovery of uranium fission.
Planck—Quantum theory.
Priestley—Discovery of oxygen.
Raman C.V.—‘Raman Effect’.
Ramnathan—Molecular scattering of light in fluids.
Ramanujam—A great Indian mathematician.
Ramsay—Discovery of inert gases like Argon, Helium, Neon etc.
Robert Mallet—Seismograph.
Roger Bacon—Discovery of gun powder.
Rontgen—Discovery of X-rays.
Rutherford—Succeeded in splitting the atom for the first time.
Stephenson—British engineer-to put locomotive on the line.
Thomson J.J.—Discovered electron.
Urey—Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen.
Volta—Current electricity and electric battery.
Wadia D.N.—Meteorology.
Ykawa. Hideki—Meson.
Avogadro—An Italian scientists known for Avogadro’s hypothesis.
Bacquarrel—Radio-activity of uranium.
Baird J.L.—Television.
Benjamin Franklin—Lightning conductor.
Bhabha H.J.—Research in cosmic rays and quantum theory.
Binet—Intelligence tests.
Bose, J.C.—Crescograph.
Bose, S.N.—Discovery of nuclear particles ‘Boson’.
Bohr—Electron Theory, Atomic structure.
Bunsen—Spectroscope.
Bushwell—Submarine.
Carothers—Nylon Plastics.
Cavendish—Discovery of hydrogen, rare gases, chemical composition of water.
Charles Darwin—Theory of Evolution; Origin of Species.
Curie, Madame—Radium.
Dalton—Law of partial pressures; Atomic theory; laws of chemical combination; the law of multiple proportions.
Democritus—(Greek Philosopher)—Atomic theory.
Dewar—Thermos flask.
Einstein—Theory of relativity.
Euclid—Science of geometry.
Fahrenheit—Fahrenheit mercury thermometric scale in which freezing point is—32° and boiling point is 212°.
Farady—Electromagnetic induction and laws of electrolysis.
Fermi—Artificial splitting of atoms.
Freud—Psycho-analysis.
Gay Lussac—Law of gases.
Herschel. William—Discovered the planet Uranus.
Hertz—Electrical waves.
Hoffman—Aniline dye.
Kelvin, Lord—Dynamic theory of heat.
Khorana, Dr. Hargovind—Interpretation of genetic code.
Lawrence—Invention of cyclotron.
Lee de Forest—Talkies, radio, telephone.
Lockyer—Helium gas.
Louis Braille—Discovered and perfected his system of reading and writing for the blind.
Marconi—Wireless telegraphy, radio.
Maxwell—Electromagnetic theory of light.
Mendel—Laws of heredity.
Mendeleev—Periodic table.
Millikan, R.A.—Cosmic rays.
Newton—Laws of Motion, laws of gravitation.
Nobel—Dynamite.
Otto Hahn—Discovery of uranium fission.
Planck—Quantum theory.
Priestley—Discovery of oxygen.
Raman C.V.—‘Raman Effect’.
Ramnathan—Molecular scattering of light in fluids.
Ramanujam—A great Indian mathematician.
Ramsay—Discovery of inert gases like Argon, Helium, Neon etc.
Robert Mallet—Seismograph.
Roger Bacon—Discovery of gun powder.
Rontgen—Discovery of X-rays.
Rutherford—Succeeded in splitting the atom for the first time.
Stephenson—British engineer-to put locomotive on the line.
Thomson J.J.—Discovered electron.
Urey—Discovery of Heavy Hydrogen.
Volta—Current electricity and electric battery.
Wadia D.N.—Meteorology.
Ykawa. Hideki—Meson.
Pioneers in Mechanical Inventions and Discoveries
Austin—Motor car.
Baird J.L.—Television.
Bell, Graham—Telephone.
Broquet—Helicopter.
Gutenburg—Printing Press.
Colt—Revolver.
Daimler—Gas engine, Automobile.
Davy—Miner’s Safety Lamp.
Diesel—Internal combustion.
Edison—First electric bulb and gramophone.
Faraday—Dynamo.
Frank Whittle—Jet propulsion.
Franklin Benjamin—Lightning conductor.
Lippershe—Telescope.
James Puckle—Machine Gun.
Hoe—Rotary Printing Press.
James Watt—Steam engine (1769).
Macmillan—Bicycle (1842).
Mergenthaler—Linotype.
Montgolfer—Balloon (1883).
R.A. Watson Watt—Radar.
Sholes—Typewriter.
Stephenson—Railway engine.
Swinton—Military tank.
Torricelli—Barometer.
W. & O. Wright—Aeroplane.
Waterman—Fountain pen.
Whittle, Frank—Jet propulsion.
Zeis—Lenses, Camera.
Medical Inventions & Discoveries
Bernard Christian—Replacing the human heart.
Brahmchari, U.M.—Cure of Kala-a-zar fever.
Domagk—Sulpha drugs as bactericides.
Fleming Alexander—Penicillin (in 1929).
Harvey—Circulation of blood.
Hahnemann—Founder of Homeopathy.
Hopkins. F.G.—Vitamin D.
Jenner—Smallpox Vaccination.
Koch Robert—Tubercle Bacillus.
Lainnec—Stethoscope.
Lister, Lord—Antiseptic surgery.
Pasteur Louis—Treatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia.
Ronald Ross—Malaria parasite.
Salk Jonas E.—Anti-polio. Vaccine.
Simpson and Harrison—Chloroform.
Wakesman—Streptomycin.
Geographical Discoveries
Amundsen—Discovered South Pole in Dec. 14, 1911.
Armstrong, Neil A.—(U.S.A.) First person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Cabot Sebastian—Discovered New Found land in 1497.
Columbus Christopher—Discovered America in 1492 and South America in 1498.
Copernicus—Discovered solar system in 1540. He propounded the astronomical system which bears his name.
Edmund Hillary—Conquered Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953, along with Sherpa Tenzing.
Ferdinand de Lesseps—Conceived the plan of the Suez Canal on which work was completed in 1969.
Henry Hundson—Discovered Hudson Bay in 1610.
Kepler—Discovered the Laws of Planetary Motion in 1609.
Magellan—Sailed round the World in 1519.
Marco Polo—A Venetian Traveller who explored China (in 1272) India. South—eastern countries.
Peary, Robert—Discovered North Pole in 1909.
Tabei Mrs. Junko—She is the first-ever woman to climb Mt. Everest on May 16, 1975.
Tasman—Dutch navigator, discovered the Tasmania Island and New Zealand in 1649.
Vasco-De-Gama—The Portuguese sailor rounded the Cape of Good Hope and discovered sea route to India and reached Calicut (now Khozikhode) in 1498.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)