Famous Scientists and Inventors
Famous Scientists and Inventors
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- Albert Einstein : Came up with the Theory of Relativity and the equation E=mc^2.
- Alexander Graham Bell : Invented the telephone.
- Antoine Lavoisier : Father of modern chemistry.
- Ben Franklin : Inventor and Founding Father of the United States.
- Francis Crick and James Watson : Discovered the structure of the DNA molecule.
- Galileo : First used the telescope to view the planets and stars.
- George Washington Carver : Botanist who was called the "farmers best friend."
- Henry Ford : Invented the Model T Ford, the first mass produced car.
- Isaac Newton : Discovered the theory of gravity and the three laws of motion.
- Jane Goodall : Studied chimpanzees in the wild for many years.
- Johannes Gutenberg : Invented the printing press.
- Leonardo da Vinci : Inventor and artist from the Renaissance.
- Louis Pasteur : Discovered pasteurization, vaccines, and founded the science of germ theory.
- Marie Curie : Physicist who discovered radioactivity.
- Rachel Carson : Founder of environmental science.
- Stephen Hawking : Discovered Hawking Radiation and wrote A Brief History in Time.
- The Wright Brothers : Invented the first airplane.
- Thomas Edison : Invented the light bulb, phonograph, and the motion picture.
Minerals .
Antimony : Punjab, Karnataka.
Bauxite : Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar.
Chromite : Orissa, Maharashtra.
Coal : Jharkhand, West Bengal.
Copper : Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
Diaspora : Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
Gold : Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.
Iron: Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
Lead : Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh.
Lignite : Tamil Nadu, Gujarat.
Manganese : Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra.
Natural Gas : Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu.
Nickel : Orissa.
Petroleum : Assam, Gujarat.
Silver : Rajasthan, Bihar, Karnataka.
Tin : Bihar Tungsten : Rajasthan, West Bengal.
Uranium : Kerala, Jharkhand, Rajasthan.
Zinc : Rajasthan.
Non-Metallic Minerals .
Asbestos : And...
The UNESCO , a specialised agency of the United Nations, has a list of sites, such as forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, across the world which UNESCO considers is in the interest of international community to preserve each sites. These are the places of natural or cultural heritage. India with its rich biodiversity and great wildlife heritage has these natural World Heritage Sites. As of 2018, India has 36 heritage sites, the sixth most of any country.
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Name of Heritage sites
Year
Place
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Ajanta Caves
1983
Maharashtra
.
Ellora Caves
1983
Maharashtra
.
Agra Fort
1983
Uttar Pradesh
.
Taj Mahal
1983
Uttar Pradesh
.
Sun Temple
1984
Orissa
.
Mahabalipuram
Monuments
1984
Tamil Nadu
.
Kaziranga
National Park
1985
Assam
.
Keoladeo
National Park
1985...
Government of India Act (1858).
Indian National Congress (1885).
Partition of Bengal (1905).
Muslim League (1906).
Swadeshi Movement (1905).
Morley-Minto Reforms (1909).
Lucknow Pact (1916).
Home Rule Movement (1916-1920).
The Gandhian Era (1917-1947).
Khilafat Movement (1920).
The Rowlatt Act (1919).
Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (1919).
Non-Cooperation Movement (1920).
Chauri Chaura Incident (1922).
Swaraj Party (1923).
Simon Commission (1927).
Dandi March (1930).
Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931).
The Government of India Act, 1935.
Quit India Movement (1942).
Cabinet Mission Plan (1946).
Interim Government (1946).
Formation of Constituent Assembly (1946).
Mountbatten Plan (1947).
The Indian Independence Act, 1947.
Partition of India (1947). LINE_...
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