Exploring From Quarks To Quasars
About 500 years ago, we barely knew anything about the universe. Let alone the vast universe; we didn’t even know there are planets beyond Saturn. We had no description of any of the four fundamental …
The discovery of the first radio pulsar in the 1960s was regarded as one of the most incredible discoveries of the century. But little do people know that the primary discoverer of this astronomical beauty …
Igor Kurchatov Today, 118 ago, a man was born who would become one of the most accomplished (and notorious) nuclear physicists of the 20th century. Igor Vasilyevich Kurchatov became the lead physicist who developed the …
Stephen Hawking — Life in a nutshell “I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.” This is what he used to say …
Albert Einstein once said, “Great spirits have always faced opposition from mediocre minds.” Nikola Tesla was no exception to this quote. One of the most dynamic inventors of the 19-20th Century, Nikola Tesla, was born …
If I ask anyone, a primary school student or a doctoral student, to name a few scientists they have heard about extensively, I’m sure no one’s list would be complete without naming Newton in it. …
How One Man Single-handedly Changed The Course of History With His Brilliant Ideas? Read More »
Some people get to ride the roller coaster bike of their life for only a few years but can significantly impact humankind even in their unfortunately short lifespan. And it wouldn’t be exaggerating if I …
British physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson was born exactly 164 years ago, in 1856, and is today credited with discovering the first subatomic particle: the electron, which he under-covered in 1897. Other notable discoveries include …
There have been very few people who have earned a good name and fame for showing genius abilities in not only one, rather several different fields. And Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi belongs to this category of …
The groundbreaking technology offering blazing fast internet speeds is something we have taken for granted these days, but did you know that the brain behind this revolutionary technology was that of an Indian, born in …
Renowned Scientist From Punjab Who ‘Bent Light’ Dies at the Age of 94. Read More »
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