Who discovered Fireworks?
The credit is generally given to the Chinese for the discovery of fireworks along with the gunpowder in the 9th century. According to a popular story, a cook accidentally mixed… Read more »
Who discovered Venus?
Venus, with almost the same size as that of the Earth, is visible through naked eye. Man has been seeing it since time immemorial but the ancients believed it two… Read more »
Who discovered Hydrogen?
The credit for discovering hydrogen goes to T. Von Hohenheim, who accidently discovered the gas (H2) in the 15th century AD, when he mixed acids and metals. He was not… Read more »
Who discovered Gunpowder?
Gunpowder was discovered by the Chinese sometime in the 8th century A.D. The first written record of the manufacturing of gunpowder is found in the Wujiang Zongyao, a military guide… Read more »
Who discovered the first safe and effective Polio Vaccination?
Polio is an infectious disease which affects children and young adults. It acquired the shape of a worldwide epidemic till the 1950’s when Jonas Salk from the University of Pittsburgh… Read more »
Who discovered the Leo Constellation?
The Leo Constellation was discovered by early humans as it is the most visible one in the night sky. The Egyptians and the Sumerians were aware of the constellation and… Read more »
Who discovered Mercury?
Humans have known Mercury since time immemorial as it is one of the five planets visible through a naked eye. So it is not possible to give credit to a… Read more »
Who discovered the constellation Sagittarius?
The constellation Sagittarius was known to the early civilizations. A reference to it can be found among the records of most of the ancient civilizations. The Babylonians referred to it… Read more »
Who discovered South Pole?
Some claim that it was John Davis of America who first landed on the South Pole but the claim is doubted by many historians. James Cook was the first person… Read more »
Who discovered the Schuylkill River?
Among the modern discoverers, it was Arendt Corssen, who is credited with discovering the Schuylkill River though the Delaware Indian tribes had been living along the banks of the river… Read more »