Biography of Shakuntala Devi
Shakuntala Devi is a calculating prodigy who was born on November 4, 1939 in Bangalore, India. Her father worked in a “Brahmin circus” as a trapeze and tightrope performer, and later as a lion tamer … read more
Biography of William Lilly
William Lilly (April 30, 1602-1681), was a very well-known English astrologer and occultist during his time. Lilly was particularly adept at interpreting the astrological charts drawn up and used in horary astrology, as this was … read more
Biography of Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 26, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is considered one of the greatest composers of European classical music (or more specifically, Viennese Classical music). He composed an astonishingly large amount of chamber, … read more
Biography of Leonarda Da Vinci
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope, a variety of … read more
Biography of Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995) is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine (see polio vaccine). Salk was born in New York City. He spent his career as a professor at … read more
Biography of Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei (Pisa, February 15, 1564 – Arcetri, January 8, 1642), was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist who is closely associated with the scientific revolution. His achievements include improving the telescope, a variety of … read more
Biography of Enrico fermi
Enrico Fermi (September 29, 1901 – November 28, 1954) was an Italian physicist most noted for his work on beta decay, the development of the first nuclear reactor, and for the development of quantum theory. … read more
Biography of Tenzing Norgay
The highest place on earth – Everest – has a distinct taste of tameness. Never really known as a tricky, technical climb, the real challenge of climbing Everest lay in solving the problems of its … read more
Biography of Susruta
It was midnight when Susruta was awakened by a frantic knocking at the door. “Who’s out there?” asked the aged doctor, taking a lighted torch from its socket in the wall and approaching the door. … read more
Biography of Kanada
What is the relationship between man, the universe and their creator? This question has always intrigued philosophers and thinkers. Between 600 B.C. and 200 A.D. there were several attempts by Indian philosophers to find an … read more
Biography of Aryabhata
Nearly five hundred years after the birth of Christ a ritual was held near Khagola, the famous astronomical observatory at the University of Nalanda near Kusumapura (Patna), to mark the “birth” of a treatise that … read more
Biography of Patanjali
Although the Upanishads and the Atharvaveda mention yoga, it was only in the second century B.C. that its fundamentals and techniques were adequately presented. The man who did this was Patanjali in his Yogasutras (Yoga … read more
Biography of Brahmagupta
The mathematician who first framed the rules of operation for zero was Brahmagupta. He was also to give a solution to indeterminate equations of the type ax2 + 1 = y2 and the founder of … read more
Biography of Bhaskara
Leelavati looked entranced at the water-clock her father had brought home. Its movements were fascinating. She had a slight feeling of guilt, for her father had told her never to enter that room. But because … read more
Biography of Srinivasa Ramanujan
The arithmetic class was in progress. The teacher was solving questions on division. On the backboard were drawn three bananas. “We have three bananas,” the teacher said, “and we have three boys. Can you tell … read more