Missile Woman of India: How One Lady Redefined Ballistic Missile

Being a woman, when you live and breathe a missile then what possibly can happen? Well, you create deadly missiles and you procreate a fighter jet (Well, kind of!). Yes, she is Tessy Thomas, the legendary “Missile Woman of India”; designer of Agni – III, Agni – IV, and Agni – V ballistic missiles. ,… Read More Missile Woman of India: How One Lady Redefined Ballistic Missile

Aniline Dyes: World’s First Synthetic Dye Was Just A Colorful Disaster

The Aniline Dyes, the invention of the world’s first synthetic dye was nothing but a colorful disaster. The world of invention is colorful by default. Here, even mistakes can create new inventions or rather invention itself could be a result of a mistake. At the age of 18 when average teenagers spent their time figuring… Read More Aniline Dyes: World’s First Synthetic Dye Was Just A Colorful Disaster

SCBA and Three Position Traffic Signal: Restoring the World of Rescue Work

Being the son of an African-American slave he never had much to say about his life choices. However, that didn’t stop him from changing his destiny. As a teenager, he joined a textile mill as an apprentice. With his meager stipend, he hired private tutors for himself. By the age of thirty, he was running… Read More SCBA and Three Position Traffic Signal: Restoring the World of Rescue Work

Post-It: World’s Worst Adhesive and ‘The First Twitter’

Human history is full of fascinating stories of accidental inventions and discoveries. Here inventions often didn’t collaborate with the intention of inventors and emerged as something unique yet quite useful. It is scattered with extraordinary stories of ‘inventions gone wrong’ and different outcomes. The invention of Post-It is also a familiar story of such an… Read More Post-It: World’s Worst Adhesive and ‘The First Twitter’

Nobel Prize Missed: Because He Didn’t Patented His Invention

It’s not like India does not have its share of legendary scientists; but, most of them never received any recognition for their contributions. For a few of them, even someone else took all the credit for their invention. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose was an example of an unfortunate Indian inventor whose ground-breaking invention was hijacked… Read More Nobel Prize Missed: Because He Didn’t Patented His Invention

Penicillin: The Groundbreaking Outcome of A Scientist’s Messy Habit

How many times do you feel guilty for being messy or untidy? Maybe it’s a constant struggle, especially when your parents or roommates remind you to clean up. But here’s a twist: what if being messy could lead to something life-changing? That’s exactly what happened with a scientist whose “faulty” habits ended up saving millions… Read More Penicillin: The Groundbreaking Outcome of A Scientist’s Messy Habit