Pioneers In Scientific Discoveries

This book, a dream child of the author, is a treasure trove of science and technology, covering a plethora of over 100 topics with over 200 scientists of various sciences, unlike some books restricted to specific sciences. Book is unique in this way covering mostly accidental discoveries from 250 BC, in the fields of Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics and Technology. It serves as a reading and reference source of international appeal to a panorama of reader audience. The author highlights the life of scientists and their achievements in simple presentation, from such an angle to bring out the accidental and turning points in their lives, but for which many discoveries would not have come through. In the passage of their lives, but for which many discoveries would not have come through. In the passage of their persuits, examples are there among these discoveries, where they have sacrificed many things, risked their lives, denied family life, faced sufferings, financial crunch, plagiary, humiliation, law suits, imprisonment, and died in a pitiable condition, while their families suffered. Though they were from different heritage, yet in common, they all had strong willpower, dedication, inquisitiveness, well planned protocols. Above all, they possessed alert mind, watchful eyes, sharp ears, and eternal vigilance and succeeded but expected no rewards. Here the author sets models for scientists and desire the present generations to emulate these great discovers.