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Isaac Asimov (/ ˈ æ z ɪ m ɒ v / AZ-im-ov; [b] [c] c. January 2, 1920 [a] – April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University.During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. [2]
He was the founder of a number of institutions and organizations, including Shri Shikshayatan, a higher educational institution, [1] Marwari Balika Vidyalaya, a primary school, [2] Samaj Sudhar Samiti, a social organization, [3] Bangiya Hindi Parishad, a literary society dedicated for the propagation and development of Hindi language and ...
The alphabetical list of biographical entries starts with ABBE, Cleveland [738] and ends with ZWORYKIN, Vladimir Kosma [1134] In the Second Revised Edition Isaac Newton receives the greatest coverage, a biography of seven pages. Galileo, Michael Faraday and Albert Einstein tie, with five pages each, and Lavoisier and Charles Darwin get four ...
Bharatendu Harishchandra (9 September 1850 – 6 January 1885) was an Indian poet, writer, and playwright. He authored several dramas, biographical sketches, and travel accounts with the goal of influencing public opinion. [1] [2] Bharatendu Harishchandra is often considered the father of modern Hindi literature and theatre.
Kalam has authored various books during his career, and his books have garnered interest in various countries. [138] In his book India 2020, he strongly advocated an action plan to develop India into a "knowledge superpower" and a developed nation by 2020.
Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is named after him. Vikram Sarabhai established this institute around the 1960s. Former World Quiz Champion Vikram Joshi was named after him. A Space Museum was dedicated to him at B M Birla Science Centre, Hyderabad on 26 July 2019. The museum was curated by ...
Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [1] She has also been addressed as the modern Meera. [2]
The book has 24 plates with photographs associated with the life and work of Kalam: Ramanathapuram, from where Kalam had completed his high schooling. Plate 8 shows his teachers at Schwartz High School. Plate 9 shows Nandi, an indigenous hovercraft prototype.