Here’s a concise list of important scientific inventions and discoveries, categorized by fields, which are commonly asked in competitive exams:
Physics
1. Gravitation - Isaac Newton (1687)
2. Theory of Relativity - Albert Einstein (1905)
3. Electromagnetic Induction - Michael Faraday (1831)
4. X-Rays - Wilhelm Roentgen (1895)
5. Photoelectric Effect - Albert Einstein (1905)
6. Laws of Motion - Isaac Newton (1687)
7. Radioactivity - Henri Becquerel (1896)
8. Superconductivity - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1911)
9. Electric Bulb - Thomas Edison (1879)
10. Quantum Mechanics - Max Planck (1900)
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