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Robert Hooke story

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ROBERT HOOKE ROBERT HOOKE Robert Hooke English scientist Description Description Robert Hooke FRS was an English scientist, architect, and polymath, who, using a microscope, was the first to visualize a micro-organism. An impoverished scientific inquirer in young adulthood, he found wealth and esteem by performing over half of the architectural surveys after London's great fire of 1666.  Wikipedia Born :  28 July 1635,  Freshwater, United Kingdom Died :  3 March 1703,  London, United Kingdom Fields :  Physics and chemistry Known for :  Hooke's law ; Microscopy; Coining the term 'cell' Influences :  Richard Busby Education :  Wadham College ,  Christ Church ,  Westminster School Robert Hooke was one of th e special breed scientists whose intellect and ingenuity spanned various disciplines. Like his contemporaries Issac Newton (1642-1727) and Christian Huygens, Hooke worked in many fields often with remarkable results. Hooke was born in Britain, on the Isle of Wight in 16

Aristotle Story

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  ARISTOTLE ARISTOTLE Aristotle Greek philosopher Description Description Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Lyceum, the Peripatetic school of philosophy, and the Aristotelian tradition.  Wikipedia Born :  384 BC,  Stagira, Greece Died :  322 BC,  Chalcis, Greece Spouse :  Pythias Education :  Platonic Academy  (367 BC–347 BC) Nationality :  Greek Influenced by :  Plato ,  Socrates ,  Democritus ,  Epicurus ,  Hippocrates Children :  Nicomachus ,  Pythias   ABOUT ARISTOTLE  Aristotle was born in 384 B.C. at Stagirus, a Greek colony and seaport on the coast of  Thrace. His father Nicomachus was court physician to king Amyntas of Macedonia and from this began Aristotle's long association with the Macedonia Court, which considerably influenced of his life. While he was still a boy his father died. At the age of 17, his guardian, Proxenus, sent him to Athens the intellectual center of

Anil Kakodkar story

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  ANIL KAKODKAR ANIL KAKODKAR Anil Kakodkar Indian nuclear physicist Description Description Anil Kakodkar is an Indian nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer. He was the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India, he was the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay from 1996–2000.  Wikipedia Born :  11 November 1943 (age 77 years),  Barwani Fields :  Mechanical Engineering Known for :  Operation Shakti ;  Pokhran-II ;  Indian   nuclear  program Education :  Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute ,  MORE Books :  Fire and Fury: Transforming India's Strategic Identity Awards :  Padma Vibhushan ,  Padma Bhushan ,  Padma Shri ABOUT ANIL KAKODKAR Dr Anil Kakodkar is a famous Indian nuclear scientist. Currently, he's the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commision of India (AECI) and the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy. He was also the director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre at

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STORY

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston Massachusetts . His accomplishment as a scientist, publisher and statesman are particularly remarkable when considered in the context of colonial North America, which lacked the cultural and commercial institution to nourish original ideas. He dedicated himself to the improvement of every day life for the widest number of people and, in doing so, made indelible mark on the emerging nation. Benjamin Franklin's invention include bifocal glasses and the iron furnace stove, a small contraption with a sliding door which burns wood on a grate, thus allowing people to cook food and heat their homes at the same time. Mid-eighteenth century scientist and inventors considered electricity to be Franklin's most remarkable area of investigation and discovery. In his famous Experiment using a key and a kite during a thunderstorm, Franklin (working with his son) tested his hypothesis that lightning bo