Sunday, 27 October 2013

Otto Wichterle

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photo: www.digital-guide.cz Otto Wichterle was a Czech chemist, best known for his invention of modern soft contact lenses. He was bor...

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  Photo: Ananthu Manoharan place: Kollam  

World No Tobacco Day is observed on

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Ans: May 31
Saturday, 26 October 2013

Joseph Aloysius Hansom

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Joseph Aloysius Hansom was a prolific English architect working principally in the Gothic Revival style. He invented the Hansom cab and ...

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  Photo: Ananthu Manoharan Place: Kollam

World Health Organization was established on

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Ans: 7 April 1948
Friday, 25 October 2013

Henry Norris Russell

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Henry Norris Russell was born on October 25, 1877 , he was an American astronomer who, along with Ejnar Hertzsprung, developed the Hertzs...

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  Photo: Ananthu Manoharan Place: Govt Law College Trivandrum 

Father of Sociology

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Ans: Auguste Comte
Thursday, 24 October 2013

World Development Information Day

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 United Nations General Assembly decided to institute a World Development Information Day coinciding with United Nations Day on 24 October ...

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Photo: Arjun M Place: Anchalummood @ Kollam

Who designed and built the first electron beam welder?

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Ans: James T. Russell
Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Mole Day

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Mole Day is celebrated among chemists and chemistry students on October 23 , between 6:02 AM and 6:02 PM, making the date 6:02 10/23 in th...

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  Photo: Ananthu Manoharan  Place: Kollam

Avogadro’s law was first proposed by

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Ans: Amedeo Avogadro
Tuesday, 22 October 2013

International Stuttering Awareness Day

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October 22 was observed as International Stuttering Awareness Day .The day is intended to raise public awareness of the millions of people...

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  Photo: Ananthu Manoharan Place: Kollam

"Jana Gana Mana" was officially adopted by the Constituent Assembly as the Indian national anthem on

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 Ans: 24 January 1950
Monday, 21 October 2013

Alfred Bernhard Nobel

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Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, innovator, and armaments manufacturer. He was born on October 21, 1833 . He was th...

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Photo: Ananthu Manoharan Place: Kollam