25 August 1768 -James Cook begins his first Voyage.
Month: August 2022
25 August 1991-Linus Torvalds announces the first version of what will become Linux.
Charles Robert Richet (born on 25 August 1850) was a French physiologist, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology ‘In recognition of his work on anaphylaxis’ in 1913.
Kenneth Joseph Arrow (23 August 1921) was the joint winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with John Hicks in 1972.
Robert Merton Solow (August 23, 1924) is an American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth.
The MacCready Gossamer Condor was the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight; as such, it won the Kremer prize in 1977.
Hamilton Othanel Smith (August 23, 1931)is an American Microbiologist and Nobel Laureate.
Snow chains were invented in 1904 by Harry D. Weed in Canastota, New York.
Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov FRS (Born 23 August 1974)is a Russian-British physicist. His work on graphene with Andre Geim earned them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules first flight 23 August 1954 is a four engine turboprop military transport aircraft.
Robert Floyd Curl Jr. (August 23, 1933 – July 3, 2022) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996.
Sikander Bakht (24 August 1918 – 23 February 2004) was an Indian politician, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan.
