Who discovered Plutonium?
Plutonium is a metallic and radioactive element. Its atomic number is 94. It was discovered by the team of famous scientists Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin M. McMillan, J. W…. Read more »
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Who discovered the structure of DNA?
All living organisms contain DNA. It is central to their development and normal functioning. The structure of DNA was discovered by American geneticist James Dewey Watson in 1953 with the… Read more »
Who discovered Halley’s Comet?
Halley’s Comet is known as the comet which has very short time period. It is seen very clearly from the planet Earth. It was discovered by English astronomer Edmond Halley… Read more »
Who discovered Electricity?
Even the ancient Greeks were aware of an attraction caused by rubbing fur on amber, some two thousand years ago. English physician, William Gilbert was the first to coin the… Read more »
Who discovered Mars?
Mars, being visible to the naked eye was known to the ancient civilizations. The Babylonians named it “Nergal” or the star of the death. The Egyptians called it ‘Her decher’… Read more »
Who discovered the constellation Pisces?
The constellation Pisces is found in the area of the sky called the sea. Most probably it was also discovered first by the Babylonians but the first written accounts come… Read more »
Who discovered the constellation Pegasus?
Pegasus is one of the 88 modern constellations and it also figures among the 48 constellations listed by Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. Before him, the ancient civilizations like the Greeks… Read more »
Who discovered Calcium?
The British inventor and a chemist, Sir Humphrey Davy discovered Calcium in 1808 when he electrolyzed a mix of lime and mercuric oxide. He also discovered magnesium, barium and boron… Read more »
Who discovered the constellation Gemini?
Officially the credit for discovering the constellation, Gemini, is generally given to famous astronomer William Hershey who is said to have discovered it in 1798 but at the same time… Read more »
Who discovered Silver?
Silver like another precious metal, Gold has been known to man since the Bronze Age. Though we cannot say who the single person was behind the discovered the metal for… Read more »