By Sara Fathima
October 01, 2022
Discovered and coined the term nuclear fission along with Lise Meitner. He also designed the mechanism for the detonation of the atomic bomb.
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01 Oct 1904
Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Physics for the discovery of noble gases. He was also an advisor to the Indian Institute of Science.
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02 Oct 1852
Built the world’s first liquid-fuelled rocket. However, during his lifetime he received little support for his work, was ridiculed by the press and other scientists for his theories of space flight.
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05 Oct 1882
Developed an atomic model explaining that electrons revolve in stable orbits around the nucleus. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to quantum theory in 1922.
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07 Oct 1885
Known as the father of modern pathology for his work in describing and naming leukaemia and other major diseases. He was the first to develop a systematic method of the autopsy.
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13 Oct 1821
Contributed to the development of ballistic missiles and launch vehicle technology. He also built a low-cost coronary stent along with the cardiologist Soma Raju in 1998.
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15 Oct 1931
Contributed to the understanding of the stellar structure, white dwarfs, relativity, Chandrasekhar limit, etc. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics with William Fowler in 1983.
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19 Oct 1910
Famous for developing ductile tungsten used in incandescent bulbs and an X-ray tube with an improved cathode to help detect tumours.
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23 Oct 1873
Popular as the “Father of the Indian Nuclear Programme” for his strategy of extracting nuclear power using the country’s vast thorium reserves.
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30 Oct 1909
Credited with the innovation of fibre optics, he also worked with lasers, biomedical instruments, and pollution monitoring. He had over 120 patents and was awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2021.
31 Oct, 1926