John von Neumann (28 December, 1903–8 February, 1957) was primarily a mathematician, and wrote numerous papers on both pure and applied math. He also made important contributions to a number of other fields of inquiry, including quantum physics, economics and computer science. Von Neumann studied Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry at German and Swiss universities for […]
John Logie Baird (born 13 August, 1888) is a well-known name in the world of television, for this Scottish engineer was the first one to have invented the world’s first publicly demonstrated television system, as well as the first ever fully electronic colour television tube. The son to a clergyman showed the signs of ingenuity
John Lambert was born on 29 January, 1860 in Ohio. He built the first gasoline-powered single-cylinder vehicle. His gasoline-powered vehicle could reach speed as high as five miles per hour. Despite the fact that his invention was a huge success, the design of the vehicle was turning out to be a major problem. With two wheels
Born in Nottinghamshire in 1734, John Barber was an English inventor and coal master, better known to the world as the inventor of the first gas turbine. He made many discoveries between 1766 and 1792 notable among which was his idea of creating a gas turbine. He took out a patent on that in 1791
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