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It's the birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, one of the major figures in the history of physics -
(Scientist of the Day - 14 June)
His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. The SI unit of electric charge, the coulomb, was named in his honor in 1880
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Today we are celebrating the 195th birthday of the genius #JamesClerkMaxwell
(Birthday special - 13 June)
Maxwell is best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory.
The great Albert Einstein kept 3 pictures on his study wall (Berlin) in which one, was of Maxwell.
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Today we are celebrating 195th birthday of one of the greatest scientists, #JamesClerkMaxwell
Not only Maxwell combined electricity & magnetism into one unified theory (electromagnetism), he mathematically proved that light is an electromagnetic wave.
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Today, we use colour TVs, mobile phones etc.. but did you think, who made such technologies possible? It was a Scottish man & he is our "scientist of the day" today.
It's the birthday of #JamesClerkMaxwell, one of the greatest scientists who has ever lived -
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The Most Intelligent Photo Ever Taken —
Oct 1927, The most famous conference (Fifth Solvay International Conference) on "Electrons and Photons", where the world’s most notable physicists met to discuss the newly formulated quantum theory.
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The Three Titans of Quantum Mechanics - - -
Dirac & Schrödinger shared the 1933 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Heisenberg received the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics.
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Today is June 10.
It's death anniversary of André Marie Ampère, the Newton of Electricity —
(Scientist of the Day - 10 June)
The SI unit of electric current, the ampere, is named after him. His name is one of the 72 names inscribed on Eiffel Tower.
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Very Useful Information for Students
There are 7 SI base units and 22 SI derived units (excluding compound units). Out of these 29, 19 units (2 SI & 17 derived units) are named after prominent scientists, recognizing their significant contributions to physics.
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On March 17, 1905, #AlbertEinstein completed the first paper of his miracle year. Received by the journal "Annales der Physik" on March 18, and published on June 9, the paper was the first shot in the #quantum revolution & would take Einstein the 1921 #NobelPrize for Physics.
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Today is June 08. It's the birthday of #GiovanniDomenicoCassini, one of the founders of scientific telescopic astronomy - - -
(Scientist of the Day - 08 June)
He is considered the greatest observational astronomer (of the 17th century) after #Kepler and #Galileo.
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It's death anniversary of Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer - -
(Scientist of the Day - 07 June)
In 1814, he made his most significant discovery that make it possible for us to get a closer look at space and to understand how stars are born.
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On June 06, 1905, French physicist #PierreCurie delivered his Noble Prize lecture on "Radioactive Substances, particularly Radium". He was awarded the #NobelPrize in Physics in 1903, along with his wife #MarieCurie and #HenriBecquerel, for their work on radioactivity.
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On June 05, 1995, the first pure Bose-Einstein condensate was created by Eric Cornell, Carl Wieman & co-workers at JILA.
It was predicted by #AlbertEinstein on the work of the great Indian physicist #SatyendraNathBose.
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OTD in 1924, Indian physicist and mathematician #SatyendraNathBose sent his paper on quantum formulations to #AlbertEinstein, who soon, recognised the formulations as a significant discovery in quantum mechanics. The journey of Bose's fame began in academics from that day.
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Students, pay attention here —
This quote is frequently attributed to one of the greatest scientists of all time, Dr. #RichardFeynman, who is known for his teaching style and his belief that explaining something thoroughly to others is a key to truly understanding it.
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It's the birthday of David Gregory, the man who did important work in series and in optics - - -
(Scientist of the Day - 03 June)
He made significant contributions to optics through his work on achromatic lenses and their potential for improving telescopes.
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The first suggestion that a neutron, a particle with no electric charge but with a mass comparable to that of a proton, might exist in the nucleus was made by professor Rutherford in a Bakerian Lecture before the Royal Society in London on June 3, 1920.
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Wishing You A Very Happy 86th birthday #KipStephenThorne, the man who explored warped side of the universe —
(Our 2nd Scientist of the Day - 1 June)
He is an American theoretical physicist & Nobel Laureate, known for his contributions in gravitational physics & astrophysics.
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