Saturday, November 7, 2015

7 November Knowledge History - Science, Engineering and Management



http://todayinsci.com/11/11_07.htm

Birthday

1805 - Thomas Brassey - He built 10,000 km of railway in Britain, India and many other countries
1886 - Chester Barnard - Author of Functions of Executive
1878 - Lise Meitner
1942 - Tom Peters


Nobel Prize Winners
1867 - Marie Curie

1888 - Sir C.V. Raman, Bharat Ratna, Nobel Prize Winner, 1930 for Raman scattering
Raman Scattering Theory
http://plaza.ufl.edu/dwhahn/Raman%20Scattering%20Theory.pdf
Biography of C.V. Raman

Events

1876 - Patent for Cigarette manufacturing machine was issued (184,207)

1908 -  Prof. Ernest Rutherford announced in London that he had isolated a single atom of matter. *

1918 -  Robert Goddard demonstrated a tube-launched solid propellant rocket, using a music stand as his launching platform,

1940 - Collapse of Tacoma Bridge near city of Tacoma, Washington

1997 - Yangtze River blocked for new dam


Knowledge History of the Day - Index for the Year

Management Theory Review Blog
Management Knowledge Center
Engineering and Technology Knowledge Center
Science Knowledge Center
Social Science Knowledge Center

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