General Flashcards
Name the scientist who had discovered that some molecules have mirror images
Louis Pasteur discovered that some molecules have mirror images and explained them as left-handed and right-handed versions of a chemical compound.
Who is known as the father of plastic surgery?
Sushruta is the founding father of surgery and plastic surgery. He had also written Sushruta Samhita an outstanding treatise in Indian medical literature and describes the ancient tradition of surgery in India.
Who invented the safety break, which stop the elevator from crashing?
Elisha Otis invented the safety break, which would stop the elevator from crashing if it was activated by sudden falling when a rope broke.
The Father of white revolution is
Verghese Kurien. He was the chief architect who made India the largest milk producer in the world. He also helped in modernising the Anand model of cooperative dairy development and engineered the White Revolution in India.
Who built the first working, programmable, electro mechanical computer?
Konrad Zuse built the world’s first program-controlled computer.
Who discovered the iridium layer and won Nobel Prize also?
Luis Alvarez discovered the iridium layer and also he had given a theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large meteorite impact on Earth. In 1968, he won Nobel Prize in Physics.
Who is known as the father of neuroscience?
Santiago Ramony Cajal is known as the father of neuroscience and he won the Nobel Prize in 1906 for Physiology or Medicine for his neuron doctrine.
Who invented coffee filter?
Melitta Bentz discovered coffee filter by using a piece of blotting paper.
Who is the founder of oceanography?
Matthew Maury was known as the father of Oceanography and in his own lifetime he was called as ‘Pathfinder of the Seas’.
Who had discovered TB antibiotic streptomycin?
Selman Waksman was an inventor, biochemist and microbiologist. He discovered streptomycin and several other antibiotics.
