Little mysteries of nail growth
Nail growth differs from person to person due to factors such as age, gender, health, weather, and hygiene. Fingernails grow...
Month: September 2016
Biro and Biro: The ballpoint pen and its maker
The year was 1938. World War II was about to begin. A wonderful invention, which only became ubiquitous with time, happened: The...
What maketh a violin?
The modern day violin was first designed in Italy by Andrea Amati, of the Amati family, in the 1500s. Future...
From ‘qutun’ to cotton: The journey
Cotton gets its name from the Arabic word 'qutun', which means fine textile or fabric. Archaeologists have found samples of...
Baudhayana: The man who discovered ‘pi’
Ancient Indian mathematician Baudhayana is perhaps the first person to calculate the value of ‘pi’. In his text Baudhayana Shulba...
The Himalayas ascending
The Himalayas are the world’s highest mountain range. They are also the youngest. Like any adolescent youth, this mountain range is continuously growing...
