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Modern elementary arithmetic – Modum indorum or the method of the Indians for arithmetic operations was popularised by Al-Khwarizmi and Al-Kindi by means of their respective works such as in Al-Khwarizmi's on the Calculation with Hindu Numerals (ca. 825), On the Use of the Indian Numerals (ca. 830) [180] as early as the 8th and 9th centuries ...
This is the list of the scientists that are of Tamil origin, or are from Tamil Nadu.. A P J Abdul Kalam. C. V. Raman; Kailasavadivoo Sivan; Mylswamy Annadurai; V. S. Ramachandran
Arunachalam Muruganantham (born 12 October 1961) also known as Padman is a social entrepreneur from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India.He is the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad-making machine and is credited for innovating grassroots mechanisms for generating awareness about traditional unhygienic practices around menstruation in rural India.
Among his other inventions were super-thin shaving blades, a distance adjuster for film cameras, a fruit juice extractor, a tamper-proof vote-recording machine and a kerosene-run fan. In 1941, he announced that he had the ability to manufacture five-valve radio sets in India a mere ₹70/- a set.
Yep, people back then would insert a coin and receive just the right amount of holy water from temples in Egypt.While the vending machine might seem like a fairly modern invention, it’s actually ...
Early Modern Period (1527– 1800) 16th Century. Gaṇeśa Daivajna (born 1507, fl. 1520-1554) Kerala School of Mathematics and Astronomy. Chitrabhanu ...
Many Native American contributions to our modern world often go unrecognized, according to Gaetana DeGennaro, a museum specialist at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.
India aimed "to convert India's economy into that of a modern state and to fit her into the nuclear age and do it quickly." [2] It was understood that India had not been at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, and hence made an effort to promote higher education, and science and technology in India. [2]