India became Independent on 15th Aug 1947. The new born nation with aspirations to progress and lead as Independent nation. The journey towards excellence with initial steps to be self-reliant began
The Year saw remarkable Scientific Developments…
20th Feb 1947
First Space Flight The first living things sent into space and returned safe are fruit flies. They were sent with Rye and Cotton seeds, aboard a V-2 rocket which was launched by the US Army and reached an altitude of 68 miles
February 23, 1947
ISO the International Standards Organisation is founded
Finches of Darwin David Lack Published the book on Darwin’s Finches
Virus Isolated Deadly Zika Virus was first isolated from the Rhesus Monkeys from the forest in Uganda
July 29, 1947
First RAM Installed World’s first Computer ENIAC is turned on after the computer’s memory was upgraded at Maryland
November 17, 1947
Transistor Discovered John Bardeen and Walter Brattain with William Shockley at Bells Labs in USA demonstrated the Transistor
-Team ScienceNow
