Topics from November 2019
- What is Higgs Boson? When was it discovered?
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- What is LASER?
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- Who were the discoverers of nuclear fission?
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- When was superfluidity first defined?
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- Who postulated the idea of neutrino?
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- When was the term ‘supernova’ first used?
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- Why was the formulation of the Big Bang Theory a turning point?
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- What makes Edwin Hubble a notable figure?
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- When was the Uncertainty Principle first proposed?
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- When were cosmic rays discovered?
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- Why is it said that the quantum theory changed physics forever?
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- Who discovered superconductors?
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- What are black holes? What was the first object considered to be a black hole?
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- What is the theory of relativity?
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- Who discovered X-ray?
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- Why is the discovery of photon important?
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- What was the greatest contribution of Hans Christian Orsted?
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- What are asteroids? Who first observed them?
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- When were infrared and ultraviolet rays discovered?
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- Who predicted the periodicity of Halley’s Comet?
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- When was the composition of white light discovered?
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- Which discovery laid the foundation for classical mechanics?
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- What is gravity? Who discovered it?
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- Who first determined the speed of light?
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- Who discovered the diffraction effects of light?
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- Who proposed the laws of planetary motion?
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- How many moons does Jupiter have?
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- What is heliocentrism and who proposed it?
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- Who was the first to measure Earth’s circumference?
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- What is Archimedes principle?
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- Why is it said that the knowledge of electricity existed in ancient times?
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- What is fullerene? When was it discovered?
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- What is radiocarbon dating and who proposed it?
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- Who discovered neutrons?
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- What is an isotope?
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- What did Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch discover?
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- Who were the major contributors in finding the atomic structure?
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- Who discovered the subatomic particle, proton?
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- Who discovered the noble gases?
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- When did scientists confirm the presence of helium on Earth?
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- When was silicon discovered?
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- Why is the discovery of the human circulatory system important?
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- What are capillaries?
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- Who discovered cells?
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- Why is the discovery of microorganisms significant?
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- What happens during photosynthesis?
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- Why is the discovery of smallpox vaccine significant?
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- When was aspirin isolated?
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- Who propounded the cell theory?
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- Why is Charles Darwin an important figure in science?
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- When did anaesthetics come into use?
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- Why Andreas Vesalius is considered the founder of studies of modern human anatomy?
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- Who was the proponent of the germ theory?
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- Who discovered antiseptics?
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- Who formulated the laws of inheritance?
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- How was the presence of DNA discovered and by whom?
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- Who discovered that each fingerprint is unique?
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- What is an antitoxin? Who discovered it?
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- Who discovered the role of viruses in diseases?
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- Who discovered the ABO blood group system?
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- When was cholera vaccine discovered?
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- Who discovered the hormones?
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- What is the relevance of the chromosome theory of inheritance?
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- Why is the discovery of sulphonamide drugs crucial?
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- When were vitamins discovered?
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- Who discovered the double helix structure of DNA?
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- Why is the discovery of polio vaccine a milestone?
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- When were Oncogenes first discovered?
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- When was HIV identified as the reason behind AIDS?
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- What made Dolly, the sheep, famous?
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- Have the human genomes been sequenced completely?
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- Does the discovery of the atom date back to 450 BC?
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- When was methanol first discovered?
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- Who discovered phosphorus?
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- When was carbon dioxide first isolated?
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- Who discovered hydrogen?
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- Who coined the term laughing gas for Nitrous Oxide?
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- Why is it said that oxygen has a complicated history?
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- Who was the first to isolate pure methane?
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- Why is uranium an important element?
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- Who first deduced the structure of benzene?
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- Why was discovering the composition of water a milestone in chemistry?
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- Why is the formulation of Avogadro’s law a turning point?
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- What is an isomer? Who noticed isomerism first?
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- Who first made urea in the lab?
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- What is electrolysis and when was it discovered?
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- Who is considered as the pioneer of the periodic table?
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- Who discovered electrons?
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- Who discovered radioactivity?
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- Why is it said that alizarin has a long history to boast of?
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- Who discovered saccharin?
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