Biography Of Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), was a Dutch chemist who is credited with the development of microbiology. He was a businessman and invented his revolutionary microscopes. This technological breakthrough enabled him to make innumerable discoveries about the world that could only be seen … Read more
Biography Of Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi was an Italian-American nuclear physicist, who developed a self-sustaining chain reaction for the nuclear age in the year 1942. He was a major player in the development of the first atomic bomb and is referred to as the creator of the age of nuclear. Fermi … Read more
Biography Of Max Planck Max Planck (1858-1947) was a German physicist, who was known as the founder of Quantum Physics. He realized that light can be produced by particles (Quanta) instead of steady waves. This theory shattered many of the assumptions of classical physics and paved the way for a variety … Read more
Biography of Homi Jahangir Bhabha Homi Jahangir Bhabha Born: 30 October 1909, Mumbai Job/Position The father of India’s Atomic Energy Programme Homi Jahangir Bhabha, India’s most famous nuclear scientist. He is considered to be the pioneer of India’s nuclear power program. He laid a solid base for the future … Read more
Biography of Meghnad Saha Meghnad Saha Born: 6 October 1893, Shauratoli, Dhaka (now Bangladesh) Job/Position: Astronomer (Astrophysicist) Meghnad Saha was a brilliant Indian physicist and astronomer who is best known for his pioneering work on the thermal ionization of gases. He was born on October 6, 1893, in Shaoratoli, a … Read more
Biography of Birbal Sahni Birbal Sahni Born: 14 November 1891, Shahpur (now in Pakistan) Died: April 10, 1949, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Scope: Archaeology Professor. Birbal Sahni was an Indian paleontologist who made an important contribution to this field by researching fossils from the Indian subcontinent. Also, he was … Read more