The following points highlight the ten important landmarks in the history of microbiology. Some of the landmarks are: 1. Discovery of Microscope 2. Discovery of Microbial Life 3. Abiogenesis Versus Biogenesis 4. Fermentation; Pasteurization 5. Germ Theory of Disease 6. Pure Culture Concept and Other Microbial Techniques 7. Growth of Medical Microbiology and Others. Landmark # 1. Discovery of Microscope: [...]
The following points highlight the five periods in the history of plant classification in India. The periods are: 1. Rig Veda Period 2. The Greek Period 3. The Roman Period 4. The Dark Age, Herbals and the Transition Period 5. Modern Period. Period # 1. Rig Veda Period: According to Majumdar history of botany and plant taxonomy in India can [...]
After his origin, man began to think about the things around him - the earth, the sky, the mountains, the rivers, the animals, the plants and about himself. Whatever "knowledge" he could gather, he transferred it to his progeny/off-spring, and thus there was an accumulation of "knowledge" about various things. Since long, man has been thinking about "life" and still [...]