Famous Scientists and Inventors Famous Scientists and Inventors


Famous Scientists and InventorsFamous 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.
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Colors used in the Maps.

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Map coloring is the act of assigning different colors to different features on a map.  Color use is always consistent on a single map. The colors used on maps have a relationship to an object or feature on the ground. blue is almost always the color chosen for water.

The Survey of India used seven standard colors to depict the distributional pattern of land use.

Black : For lettering boundaries and railways.
Blue : For water bodies.
Brown : For contours.
Green : For forests.
Grey : For hill shading.
Red : For buildings and roads.
Yeliow : For cultivated area.
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Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala

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കേരളത്തിലെ വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതങ്ങൾ .

ആറളം വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം : കണ്ണൂർ ജില്ലയിലെ തലശ്ശേരി താലൂക്കിലാണ് ആറളം വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം.
ഇടുക്കി വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം : ഇടുക്കിയിലെ തൊടുപുഴ,  ഉടുമ്പഞ്ചോല,  എന്നീ താലൂക്കുകളിലായുള്ള വന്യജീവിസങ്കേതമാണ്  ഇടുക്കി വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം. 1976ഫെബ്രുവരി 9ന് നിലവിൽ വന്നു. .
ഇരവികുളം ദേശീയോദ്യാനം : വരയാടുകൾക്ക്പേരുകേട്ട ദേശീയോദ്യാനമാണ് ഇ...

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English Grammar: One Word Substitution List

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abdication : voluntary giving up of throne in favour of someone.
agenda : a list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting.
alimony : allowance paid to wife on legal separation.
almanac : an annual calendar with positions of stars.
altruist : one, who considers the happiness and well-being of others first.
amateur : a man who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession.
ambidexter : one, who can use either hand with ease.
amphibian : animals which live both on land and sea.
amputate : to cut off a part of a person's body which is infected.
anarchist : one, who is out to destroy all governance, law and order.
anthology : a collection of poems.
anthology : a collection of poems.
anthropologist : one, who studies the evolution of mankind.
aquatic : animals/plants which live in water.
arbitrator : a person, appointed by two parti...

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