Johannes Kepler

Johannes Kepler (German: December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630) was a German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer. A key figure in the 17th century scientific revolution, he is best known for his laws of planetary motion, based on his works Astronomia nova, Harmonices Mundi, and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy. These works also provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.

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Barbara McClintock

                                           

Barbara McClintock Lived 1902 – 1992.Barbara McClintock made a number of groundbreaking discoveries in genetics. She demonstrated the phenomenon...

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Anaximander:An ancient scientific revolution

                                 
Anaximander2,600 years ago, Anaximander became the first person in recorded history to recognize that the earth exists as a solitary body which does not need to rest on top of anything else. Fascinated by the structure of the earth, he produced one of the first ever maps of the world. He did not restrict his...

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Alfred Nobel (1833-1896)

                                            

Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) ALFED BERNHARD Nobel was swedish chemist, inventor, industrialist and engineer. He was born in stockholm, sweden on october 21, 1883. His father Emmanuel was also an industrialist and inventor. Nobel was the third of the four sons. When Nobel was 9 years old his father moved to st. petersburg, then the capital of Russia. It meant discontinuation of his school education, however, his mother helped him in his education at home. He actually kept on moving from one city to...

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Alexander Graham Bell

                                         

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) Many other people before Bell had unsuccessfully tried to transmit the human voice across a distance. He was the first person to Achebe success in transmitting voice and speech from one place to another by electrical means. Others since then have helped in the improvement of the invention called "Telephone", but undoubtedly he is well known as the father...

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Alexandder Fleming (1881- 1955)

                                    

Alexandder Fleming (1881- 1955) Alexandder Fleming Early life and education Fleming was born on 6 August 1881 at Lochfield farm near Darvel, in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the third of the four children of farmer Hugh Fleming (1816–1888) from his second marriage to Grace Stirling Morton (1848–1928), the daughter of a neighbouring farmer. Hugh Fleming had four surviving children...

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