Heinrich Hertz: Discovered radio waves and photoelectric effect

                                         Heinrich HertzLived 1857 – 1894.In a series of brilliant experiments Heinrich Hertz discovered radio waves and established that James Clerk Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism is correct. Hertz also discovered the photoelectric effect, so providing one of the first clues to the existence of the quantum...

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...

Barbara McClintock

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

Michael Faraday

                                              Michael FaradayMichael Faraday, who came from a very poor family, became one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievement was remarkable in a time when science was the preserve of people born into privileged families. The unit of electrical capacitance is named the farad in his...

Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan

Srinivasa Aiyangar RamanujanBorn: 22 December 1887 in Erode, Tamil Nadu state, IndiaDied: 26 April 1920 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu state, IndiaSrinivasa Ramanujan was one of India's greatest mathematical geniuses. He made substantial contributions to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions, continued fractions, and infinite series.Ramanujan was born in his grandmother's house in Erode, a small village about 400...