Ink Chronicles

 Although Newton is most known for his hypothesis of the law of gravity, his "Principia Mathematica" (1686), which contained the three principles of motion, had a significant impact on the European Enlightenment. Sir Isaac Newton, an Englishman born in Woolsthorpe in 1643, started working on his theories about light, mathematics, and celestial mechanics while he was on vacation from Cambridge University.  After several years of study, "Principia," a significant book that established the fundamental equations of motion and gravity, was published in 1687. In his second major work, "Opticks," Newton described the tests he conducted to ascertain the characteristics of light. The renowned scientist studied alchemy and Biblical history, and up to his death in 1727, he was master of the Royal Mint in England and president of the Royal Society of London.  On January 4, 1643, at Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, Isaac Newton was born. The majority of Newton'...

 Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, better known as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, was born on October 15, 1931 in the Tamil Nadu temple town of Rameswaram. He came from a very underprivileged Tamil Muslim family. His mother was a homemaker, while his father worked as a boatman and served as an imam in a nearby mosque. Dr. Abdul Kalam was a diligent and intelligent student despite having to sell newspapers in his early years to support his family due to poverty. He began his education at Ramanathapuram's Schwartz Higher School. After graduating in physics from the University of Madras, he continued his studies at the Madras Institute of Technology to pursue a career in aeronautical technology. Dr. Kalam began his scientific career  at the Aeronautical Development Establishment of the DRDO, where he was a student of the renowned researcher Vikram Sarabhai. He began making contributions as a scientist in 1969 while serving as the project director of India's first satellite Launch Vehicl...