Articles about famous scientists and their contributions to the world of science.
Aryabhatta (or Aryabhata) (476 – 550 CE) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who is regarded as a towering figure in both these fields. Some of his works have been lost through the ages but his influence may be seen in the works of succeeding Indian mathematicians who frequently refer to his works. Among … Read more
Adam Smith (1723 – 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who laid the foundations of the modern economic system and is known as the Father of Modern Economics. Smith’s first work Theory of Moral Sentiments introduced several major philosophical breakthroughs. His second work The Wealth of Nations was one of the world’s first … Read more
Born in 1723, Adam Smith was a social philosopher and political economist from Scotland who is widely regarded as the Father of Modern Economics for laying the foundations of the new-age economic system. His most important work, The Wealth of Nations, is considered one of the most influential books ever written. Adam Smith was … Read more
Adam Smith was a Scottish philosopher whose works, especially The Wealth of Nations, paved the way for the transition from old economic thought to the modern economic system. Born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Adam lost his father when he was very young and he was thus raised by his mother, with whom he established a … Read more
Sir Joseph John Thomson (1857 – 1940) is one of the most revered figures in the field of Physics. He is best known for his discovery of the electron and his experiments and work on the conduction of electricity in gases, for which he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1906. Thomson is … Read more
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931) was an American inventor who had a major and long lasting impact on how the world progressed in the late 19th and 20th century especially in the fields of electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording and motion pictures. He patented 1,093 mechanisms and processes in U.S. during … Read more
Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (1857 – 1894) was a German physicist who is most famous for his work in the field of electromagnetism. In 1865, Scottish scientist James Maxwell had proposed that light was an electromagnetic wave; and that there existed other electromagnetic waves moving at the speed of light. Many in the scientific community … Read more
It is estimated that Plato was born in Athens, Greece around the year 428 in fifth century BCE. Born in a rich and affluent Athenian family Plato desired to become a politician but as he grew older he was repulsed by Athenian dictators and drawn towards Socratic thought. This ultimately led to him becoming … Read more
Rene Descartes is widely regarded as the father of modern western philosophy. Apart from being a leading philosopher, he also played a key role in the development of mathematics by being a pioneer of analytic geometry. Descartes was born in minor French nobility. His mother died soon after giving birth to him, his father … Read more
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American scientist who is renowned for his enormous contribution to physics, especially to the field of alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Tesla was an ethnic Serb who was born on 10th July 1856 in present day Croatia. He was very attached to his mother and is said to … Read more