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Great Indian Scientists

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Great Indian Scientists 1.C.V.Raman: (7 November 1888-21 November 1970) C.V.Raman was an Indian physicist born in the former Madras Province in India. He was awarded by Nobel Prize for physics in 1930. Known For: Raman Effect. 2. Homi J. Bhabha: (30 October 1909-24 January 1966) Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist, professor of physics at the tata institute of fundamental research. Known as father of Indian nuclear programme. Known For: •Indian Nuclear programme • Cascade process of cosmic radiations •Bhabha scattering. 3.Jagadish Chandra Bose: (30 November 1858-23 November 1937) Jagadish Chandra Bose was an Indian physicist, biologist and archaeologist. Known For: •Millimeter waves •Cresograph •Contributions to plant biology. 4.Srinivasa Ramanujan: (22 December 1887-26 April 1920) Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician. Known For: •Mock theta function •Ramanujan prime •Ramanujan's sum •Rogers - Ramanujan identities •Ramanujan's mas...
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Great Engineers 1.Albert Einstein: (14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955) Albert Einstein was a German born theoretical physicist. Known For : •E=mc^2 •Photoelectric effect •Bose-Einstein condensate •Cosmological Constant. 2.Archimedes: Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer. Known for: •Archimedes' principle •Archimedes' screw •Hydrostatics levers. 3.Nikola Tesla: (10 july 1856-7Jainuary 1943) Tesla was a Serbian - American electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and physicist. Known for: Alternating Current (AC) electricity supply system. 4.James Watt: (1736-1819)   James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer and chemist. Known For: •Watt steam engine •Separate Condenser •Centrifugal Governor. 5.Alexander Graham Bell: (3 March 1872-2 August 1922) Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish-Born scientist, engineer. Known For: Invention of the telephone. 6.Leonardo da Vinci: (15 Apr...

Engineering

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ENGINEERING Engineering is the application of science, scientific laws and mathematics. Engineering is application of knowledge to create useful systems. The term engineering is derived from Latin ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare , meaning "to contrive, devise". Definition of engineering according to " American Engineer's Council for Professional Development " "The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation or safety to life and property" Branches of Engineering • Mechanical Engineering. •Electrical Engineering. •Civil Engineering. •Instrumentation & Control (IC) Eng...