Once, there were two horses, one was of a king and another horse was of a peasant. The king’s horse had a furry mane and was of the finest breed. He really looked very magnificent. The peasant’s horse, on the other hand, was not a well-bred horse and had to stay in a dirty horse. […]
Born to the son of Dr. Charles R. Bardeen and Althea Harmer, the name of John Bardeen (23 May, 1908–30 January, 1991) is engraved in golden letters in the history of the Nobel awards. This extremely talented American physicist and electrical engineer is celebrated as the only person to have won two Nobel prizes in
John Adam Presper, was born on April 9, 1919 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an American electrical engineer and one of the most computer founders. In the company of John Mauchly he made up the first general-purpose electronic digital computer that is known as ENIAC. John Adam Presper positioned second in the country on the
Johannes Kepler (27 December, 1571–15 November, 1630) was a prominent German astronomer, mathematician as well as a brilliant astrologer. Kepler had contributed to a great degree in the scientific revolution during the 17th century. He is very famous for the eponymous laws of planetary motion, which had been later codified by many astronomers. His exceptional
Once, there was an eagle, named Genie. He was flying high up in search of prey. Meanwhile a small piece of fur went into his left eye. He rubbed his eye but could not take the fur out. Then excruciating pain started in his eye which made difficult to catch his prey. But with full
Johannes Gutenberg was born 1398, in Mainz, Germany. He is credited with the invention of the printing press. His father worked at the Mainz Mint and Johann used to go with him. He learnt tips from jewellers and goldsmiths about how to shape or how to make metal. These tips would later on in life help
Jean Piaget was born on 9 August, 1896 in Neuchatel, Switzerland. Jean Piaget was a precocious child, having published his first article on an albino sparrow at the age of 11. This brief study is considered the beginning of his brilliant scientific career. On Saturday, Jean Piaget worked for free at the Natural History Museum.
Jerome ‘Jerry’ Hal Lemelson (18 July, 1923–1 October, 1997) is one of the most prolific inventors of all times. The 605 patents against his name substantiate this fact. Jerry had a passion towards innovation from his childhood. The invention of tongue depressor by him in his childhood is a proof of the fact. Being a
Once, there were three bear brothers Tick, Tusty and Toal; they lived in the same house. One day there was darkness in their house and they were in sound sleep. Suddenly, they heard a frightening sound and got scared. They woke up and lit the street lamp. This made them relaxed. Since then, every night
James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on 6 April, 1928, as the only son of James D. Watson, a businessman, and Jean Mitchell. His father’s ancestors were originally of English descent and had lived in the midwest for several generations. In 1947, he received a B.Sc. degree in Zoology. During these years his boyhood
James Naismith (6 November, 1861–28 November, 1939) is called the ‘Father of the sport of basketball’. He was a Canadian physical instructor and invented the sport in the year 1891. Naismith was born in Ontario and had his education at Presbyterian College and McGill University, Montreal. After his education, he served as the physical instructor
A Scottish mathematician and physicist, James Clerk Maxwell (13 June, 1831–5 November, 1879) is well known for inventing the Electromagnetic theory. He went to the Edinburg University where he discovered Photoelasticty before moving to the University of Cambridge. There, he worked under William Hopkins who was a popular mathematician and geologist in that era. His
Jacques E. Brandenberger (19 October, 1872–13 July, 1954) invented cellophane in 1908. Cellophane was used to forbid stains as well as for different parts of eye shells and gas marks. He was a chemist and textile engineer by profession. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Berne in 1895. After so many
Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose was well known for the discovery of Crescograph which is the first device to measure growth in plants. Jagdish Chandra Bose was born on 30 November, 1858 in Bikarampur, near Dhaka district in Bangladesh. He was an archaeologist, botanist, biologist, science-writer and physicist. He was also known as the ‘Father of
J Stuart Blackton (5 January, 1875–13 August, 1941) was the famous film producer of the silent era of Anglo-Americans. He was one of the first filmmakers who used the techniques like stop motion and some animations on the pictures. He is known by the name of the Father of American in the field of animations.