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Discovery Flashcards

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Galileo

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Law of inertia and falling bodies

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2
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Torricelli

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Barometer

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3
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Isaac Newton

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Laws of motion amd gravitation

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4
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James watt

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Condensing steam engine

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5
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Michel faraday

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Dynamo and laws of electromagnetic induction

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6
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Graham bell

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Telephone

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7
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H.Hertz

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Electromagnetic waves

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8
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S.N bose

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Quantum statistics

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9
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C.V raman

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Scattering of light by molecules

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10
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Homi jehangir bhaba

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Cascade process in cosmic radiation

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11
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S. Chandrashekhar

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Chadrashekhar limit, structure and evolution of stars

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12
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J.C bose

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Ultra short radio waves

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13
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M.N saha

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Thermal ionization

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14
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G.N Ramachandran

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Triple helical structure of protein

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15
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James clerk maxwell

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Electromagnetic theory, light as Electromagnetic wave

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16
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W.K Roentgen

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X-rays

17
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Albert Einstien

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Laws of photo electricity theory of relativity

18
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James chadwick

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Neutron

19
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H yukawa

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Theory of nuclear forces

20
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Abdus Salam

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Unification of weak and electromagnetic interactions

21
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R.A milikan

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Measurement of electronic charge

22
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Ernest rutherford

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Nuclear model of atom

23
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Neil’s bohr

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Quantum model of hydrogen atom

24
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Christian huygens

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Wave theory of light

25
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Bequerel

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Natural radioactivity

26
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G. Marconi

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Wireless telegraphy

27
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Werner heisenberg

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Uncertainty principle, quantum mechanics

28
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Louis Victor de broglie

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Wave nature of matter

29
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Ernest Orlando lawrence

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Cyclotron

30
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John Barden w Brattain W.Shockley

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Transistor

31
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H.C oesterd

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Electromagnetism

32
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Max planck

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Quantum theory

33
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Archemedes

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Principle of buoyancy, principle of lever

34
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Edwin hubble

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Expanding universe

35
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Johanes kepler

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Planetary motion,the planetary circular orbits in hello centric theory had to be replaced by elliptical orbits to fit the data better

36
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Paul dirac

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Antiparticle theoretically

37
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Carl Anderson

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Expiremental discovery of positron

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