MOTHER THERESA

Mother Theresa was internationally respected for her work to relieve the sufferings of the poor, the sick and drying. She began her work of desperately poor of India by bringing persons from the streets into a home, where they could die in peace dignity. She also established an orphanage. Through her untiring efforts she succeeded in forming a congregation of sisters whose work has now spread to five continents.
                                          Mother Theresa was born in Skipje, Albania, on August 27, 19910, and was named Agnes Gonxha Bejaxhini. She left her home at the age of 18 to join the Institute of Blessed Virgin mary in Dublin. She entered the order of the Sister of Our Lady of Loreto when she was 18 years old. She was sent to Calcutta by the Sister of Loreto and she became a Geography teacher in a school in Calcutta. While travelling on a train on September 10, 1946, she heard the cries of some sick and helpless people, which inspired her to help the poor. This experience she described as a “call within a call” to help the desperately poor of India.

Discovery of Antiseptic

                Joseph Lister was born in Upton, Essex, in England in 1827. He was educated at the universities of London and Edinburgh, 1852. In 1856 he became a surgeon in the Edinburgh royal Infirmary or hospital. In 1861 he was appointed surgeon of the Glasgow royal Infirmary in the new surgery unit designed to reduce gangrene and other infections. At that time, it was more dangerous to go to hospitals for surgery. One famous doctor said that it was very dangerous to to go to hospitals for surgery than to be a soldier in a war. This was because many died from infection. Despite his efforts to keep surgical instruments and rooms clean, the mortality rate remained closed to 50 percent.

Michael Faraday

              Michael Faraday was born in Newington in England. He was the son of a blacksmith. During his early years, he worked as an apprentice in bookbinding. He attended lectures given by Sir Humphrey Davy in 1812 and developed interest in science. Later, Faraday sent his study notes to Davy with a request for a job and as are result he started to work as Davy’s assistant at the Royal institution in 1813. A year later, he went with Davy on a European tour from which he gained much experience.

ALEXANDER FLEMING

                     Alexander Fleming, who was born on the 6^th of August 1881 in Litchfield, was a Scottish bacteriologist. This scientist invented penicillin in 1928. Penicillin is a substance which can be used for preventing the growth of bacteria.

                                         The story of the discovery of penicillin is very interesting.

                            One day while Fleming was using a dish for his antibacterial experiments, be noticed that some strange flecks of fungus had grown in that uncovered dish containing mucus from infected wounds. He also noticed that this fungus had killed the bacteria, on that dish. The fungus had been caused by a spore which had flown in through a window and settled on the dish. In his further experiments be found that it was penicillium which was a rare fungus in the mould family

SIR ISAAC NEWTON

                Sir Isaac Newton was born on the 25^th of December, 1642 in Lincolnshire. While in school he did not do well, but possessed greater talents in drawing and mechanical inventions. Fortunately one of his uncles saw his talents and made the way for him to enter Trinity College. There he graduated in mathematics in 1669. He worked closely with his professor Isaac Barrow who gave him every help to improve his talents. Later Isaac Newton succeeded his professor and became professor of mathematics at Trinity at the age of twenty seven.