Today in history: Birth anniversaries of
a. Louis Braille (b. 1809), inventor of Braille system of reading for the blind. It's strange to note that he himself was blind since the age of 3.
b. Issac Pitman (b. 1813) who invented the system of shorthand, a revolutionary concept till date and
death anniversary of one of India's greatest scientist Prof. Satish Dhawan (d. 2002). Prof. Dhawan is considered as the Father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. He had BSc degrees in Mathematics, Physics and Mechanical Engg. besides a degree in English, MSc in aerospace engineering & aeronautical engineering and double PhD s in Mathematics and aerospace engineering.
He was Chairman ISRO as well as Director of IISc Bangalore.
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