Tag: contribution of physics in technology and society

C.V. Raman is the Indian scientist who has contributed in the discovery of inelastic scattering of light by molecules.

Rishi chakra was a famous ancient scholar in the field of Ayurvedic medicine.

The Agni missile is a family of medium to intercontinental range ballistic missiles developed by India, named after one of the five elements of nature. Agni Missiles are long range, nuclear weapons capable surface to surface ballistic missile. 

Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon.

The messenger satellite launched by NASA was to study  Mercury's chemical composition, geology, and magnetic field.

Prithvi is the first missile which has been developed in India.

'Kalpana -1' is the name given to India's Meteorological Research Satellite launched in 2003

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.