Darwin, Charles (1809–1882) Childhood: Born: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, February 12, 1809. Family: Robert Darwin, a wealthy banker and doctor in society, and Susannah Darwin, née Wedgwood, were the parents of Darwin, the fifth of six children. Education: After studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh, the student transferred to Christ’s College, Cambridge, to study religion. […]
Marie Curie : 1867–1934 Marie Skłodowska Curie was a trailblazing scientist and physicist who made significant advances in the chemistry and radioactivity domains. She was the first woman to get the Nobel Prize and is still the only individual to have received honours in two distinct scientific disciplines. Childhood On November 7, 1867, Marie Curie […]
C. V. Raman Lived 1888 – 1970. It was discovered by C. V. Raman that light may give a small amount of energy to a molecule when it interacts with it. The molecule vibrates and the light changes colour as a result. The molecule may use the colour shift as a “fingerprint.” Certain fingerprints are […]
Al-Behruni Al-Behruni was born in September 5, 973 in Khwarezm. His first twenty-five years were spent in Khwarezm where he studied fiqh, theology, grammar, mathematics, astronomy, medics, and other sciences. The end of the 10th century was the age of social unrest in the Islamic World. Thus in 995, he left for Bukhara, and in […]
