Linus Pauling was a chemist who contributed immensely to the knowledge of chemistry and biological molecules. For his research on the chemical bonds and their application to find out the structure of complex molecules, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954. Since 1946, Pauling had ceaselessly championed against the nuclear tests and all forms …
The first episode of Hum Log was aired on 7 July, 1984. It had 156 episodes and each episode was about 25 minutes long. The eminent actor Ashok Kumar was the narrator, and the music was scored by Anil Biswas.
From 1978–1988, an image of Isaac Newton designed by Harry Eccleston appeared on Series D £1 banknotes issued by the Bank of England. Newton was shown on the reverse of the notes holding a book and along with that a telescope, a model of the solar system and a prism were also seen.
According to the UNESCO Report of 2013, 57 million children are unable to pursue their education. These children do not have the scope to enter the portals of a school. The first five countries in the world are the following: Nigeria – 10.5 million Pakistan – 5.4 million Ethiopia – 1.7 million India – 1.6 …
The French are known to be expert wine-makers. But archaeologists have analysed a stone platform dated to 425 BC to 400 BC from a site in southern France. The traces of tartaric acid on it suggest that people used the platform for stomping on the fruit to make wine. They also analysed the pottery shipping …
The countries which won the Olympic Football Gold during the period 1952–1980 were all communist countries. 1952 – Hungary 1956 – Soviet Union 1960 – Yugoslavia 1964 – Hungary 1968 – Hungary 1972 – Poland 1976 – German Democratic Republic 1980 – Czechoslovakia
