Telugu Language Day - Competitions Winners

Telugu Language Day

Telugu Language Day - Competitions

Winners of various competitions

Competition Winners

Writer of the day - Raymond Douglas Bradbury

Raymond Douglas Bradbury was one of the most distinguished and celebrated American authors of the 20th and 21st century. He was an essayist, poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer and screenwriter, renowned for his writings in genres like horror, fantasy, mystery fiction and science fiction. Though he received recognition as a bold writer with a vision for his science fiction, ‘The Martian Chronicles’, he shot to fame with his masterpiece, ‘Fahrenheit 451’, a dystopian novel considered to be his best work. His other notable works include ‘The Illustrated Man’, ‘There Will Come Soft Rains’, ‘The October Country’ and ‘Quicker Than the Eye’. His body of works include around six hundred short stories, thirty books, several plays, poems and essays. Four ‘Best American Short Story’ anthologies include his works. His creative visions were not only limited to his writings. He hosted the ‘Ray Bradbury Theater’, created the interior metaphors at ‘Epcot's’ ‘Spaceship Earth’ in the ‘Disney World’ and served ‘United States Pavilion’ as creative consultant during ‘New York World's Fair’. His animated film ‘Icarus Montgolfier Wright’ earned him a nomination for the ‘Academy Awards’ while his 1993 teleplay ‘The Halloween Tree’ (adapted from his 1972 novel) earned him an ‘Emmy Award’ in 1994.

Childhood & Early Life

He was born on August 22, 1920, in Waukegan, Illinois, to Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Ester Moberg Bradbury. His father was a lineman for telephone and power utilities.

Major Works

‘Fahrenheit 451’, his best known novel was adapted into a film in 1966 by François Truffaut , performed on stage in 1979, dramatized in ’BBC Radio’ in 1982 and developed into an interactive computer game in 2010.

Personal Life & Legacy

• On September 27, 1947, he married Marguerite McClure in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Episcopal in Los Angeles. The couple had four daughters, Ramona, Bettina, Susan and Alexandra.
• He suffered a stroke in 1999 that made wheelchair bound.
• On June 5, 2012, he died in Los Angeles, California.

World Photography Day & World Humanitarian Day

 

World Photography Day is an international photography event on August 19^th that celebrates the passion for photography in our communities.

In a world where millions of pictures are uploaded every minute, World Photo Day is inspiring thousands of photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: to share their world with the world.

From everyday life to incredible landscapes, our global gallery is an evolving mosaic of images captured by photographers of all skills levels living in a diverse range of countries and cultures.

No matter who you are, where you are or what equipment and skills you have, World Photo Day can help open your eyes to the possibilities of photography, and enable you show us the world as you see it.

August 19 is observed as World Photography Day, which aims to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: to share their world with the world. Here is a look at photography over the years.

World Photo Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1837.

On January 9, 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreoty ..

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53688266.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

World Humanitarian Day

The United Nations’ (UN) World Humanitarian Day is held on August 19 each year. The day honors all humanitarians who have worked in the promotion of the humanitarian cause, and those who have lost their lives in the cause of duty. It aims to increase public awareness about humanitarian assistance activities worldwide and the importance of international cooperation. 

What Do People Do?

World Humanitarian Day is a day dedicated to humanitarians worldwide, as well as to increase public understanding of humanitarian assistance activities. The day aims to honor humanitarian workers who have lost their lives or injured themselves in the course of their work, and to acknowledge the ongoing work of humanitarian staff around the world.

Many communities and organizations try to increase the importance of humanitarians by distributing publicity and information material. Additionally, some try to speak to the press to help spread these key messages of World Humanitarian Day, while other groups organize public events worldwide that feature humanitarian work.

For the year 2010 and beyond, it is anticipated that World Humanitarian Day will focus on particular humanitarian themes to help increase public awareness.

Background

Humanitarians provide life-saving assistance to millions of people worldwide. They place their own lives at risk to help others in conflict zones and areas of natural hazards. More than 700 humanitarian workers have died or experienced the most dangerous situations while trying to help those in need. Humanitarians provide support for different world challenges such as hunger, gender-based violence, refugees and displaced people, help for children, as well as clean water and access to sanitation.

World Humanitarian Day was established by the General Assembly of the UN in December 2008 and was first observed in August 2009. The date of August 19 is the anniversary date of the 2003 Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad where twenty-two people lost their lives including, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

The total number of people affected by natural disasters has risen over the past decade, and about 211 million people are directly affected each year. Women and children are especially affected because of their ongoing struggles with poverty, insecurity, hunger, poor health and environmental decline. There are new and difficult challenges that arise each year that will require more flexible funding and adaptable humanitarian work. The increasing economic crisis and global challenges such as poverty, global health problems, increase prices and the rising number of people on the move, increases the need for humanitarians each year.

August 19 is observed as World Photography Day, which aims to inspire photographers across the planet to share a single photo with a simple purpose: to share their world with the world. Here is a look at photography over the years.

World Photo Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic process developed by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1837.

On January 9, 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreoty ..

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/53688266.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Happy Raksha Bhandan(Rakhi Poornima)

Campus Ambassador

Independence Day India - 2016

HAPPY LEFT HANDER'S DAY

 

International Left-Handers Day History

International Left-Handers Day is a day to bring attention to the struggles which lefties face daily in a right-handed society.  August 13th is observed as International Left-Handers Day.  

International Left-Handers Day Facts

• 10% of people are left-handed according to a report by Scientific American.
• Geniuses are more likely to be left-handed - 20% of the top scoring SAT takers are left-handed.
• In 2013, 31% of Major League Baseball pitchers are left-handed.
• Of the last 5 Presidents, 3 were lefties - Obama, Clinton and Bush Sr.
• All lefties: Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Barak Obama, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo da Vinci

International Left-Handers Day Top Events and Things to Do

• Eat with your left hand today.
• Attempt to use only your left hand while writing today.  If typing or navigating on a computer, use the mouse with your left hand.
• Look around you and notice how many people you know are left-handed.
• Attempt to cook using your left-hand as the primary one.
• Create a Lefty Zone where everyone who enters must only use their left hand for the day.

Librarians Day in India

12th August is Celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India

Dr. S R Ranganathan (1892-1972)

Ranganathan, born on 9 August 1892, came from a moderate background in British-ruled India. He was born in the small town of Shiyali (now known as Sirkazhi), in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
Ranganathan began his professional life as a mathematician; he earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in mathematics from Madras Christian College in his home province, and then went on to earn a teaching license. His lifelong goal was to teach mathematics, and he was successively a member of the mathematics faculties at universities in Mangalore, Coimbatore and Madras (all within the span of five years). As a mathematics professor, he published a handful of papers, mostly on the history of mathematics. His career as an educator was somewhat hindered by a handicap of stammering (a difficulty Ranganathan gradually overcame in his professional life). The Government of India awarded Padmashri to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan for valuable contributions to Library Science.

Five Laws of Library Science:
• Books are for use
• Every reader his/her book
• Every book, its reader
• Save the time of the reader
• A library is a growing organism

August 12th is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library science, Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972), who had spearheaded library development in India.

Son and Daughter Day

August 11 is Son and Daughter Day, a day for parents to show their love and appreciation for their children. 

While the origins of this unofficial holiday are a mystery, it is clear that the anonymous creators Son and Daughter Day wanted parents to acknowledge the joy their children bring into their lives.

The bond between parents and their sons and daughters is a very special one. It endures age and distance. No matter how old a person gets, their parents still see him or her as a child - someone to protect and shower love on. So, take this day to tell your sons and daughters how much they mean to you and that you respect them and love them.

How to Celebrate?

• If you have young kids, take them out for a fun outing to let them know that you care about them.
• Give your kids a big hug in the morning and tell them how much you love them.
• Make them a special meal and let them eat treats reserved for special days.
• Don’t have kids? Shower your affection on your nieces or nephews if you have any. If you don’t, what about making it a special day for your pet? After all, they are like your kids, no?

Did You Know...

...that the concept of childhood as a phase in life where children need the protection and nurturing of their parents and other adults came about in the 16th century? Before this, children were seen as miniature and incomplete version of adults.

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International Day of World’s Indigenous People, Quit India Day, Nagasaki Peace Day & National Book Lovers Day

Book Lover's Day is observed on August 09, 2016. It's a day for those who love to read. Just take a great book and relax by reading it. Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books. Accordingly a bibliophile is an individual who loves books. A bookworm is someone who loves books for their content, or who otherwise loves reading. A bibliophile may be, but is not necessarily, a book collector. This text has been taken from 

 

The United Nations’ (UN) International Day of the World's Indigenous People is observed on August 9 each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection.  

 

Quit India Movement was one of the significant movements towards achieving freedom. The history of Quit India Day is written in golden letters in India's freedom struggle. It is one of the crucial movements in India's freedom struggle. The movement was the brainchild of Mahatma Gandhi. He urged the whole country to raise their voice against the suppressing British Raj. This led to the Quit India Movement. 

 

On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender.

The devastation wrought at Hiroshima was not sufficient to convince the Japanese War Council to accept the Potsdam Conference’s demand for unconditional surrender. The United States had already planned to drop their second atom bomb, nicknamed “Fat Man,” on August 11 in the event of such recalcitrance, but bad weather expected for that day pushed the date up to August 9th. So at 1:56 a.m., a specially adapted B-29 bomber, called “Bock’s Car,” after its usual commander, Frederick Bock, took off from Tinian Island under the command of Maj. Charles W. Sweeney. Nagasaki was a shipbuilding center, the very industry intended for destruction. The bomb was dropped at 11:02 a.m., 1,650 feet above the city. The explosion unleashed the equivalent force of 22,000 tons of TNT. The hills that surrounded the city did a better job of containing the destructive force, but the number killed is estimated at anywhere between 60,000 and 80,000 (exact figures are impossible, the blast having obliterated bodies and disintegrated records).

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Olympic Games Rio 2016

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Scientist of the day - William Rowan Hamilton

 (04 August 1805  -  02 September 1865)

One of the most significant Irish scientists, William Rowan Hamilton made noteworthy contributions in the field of classical mechanics, algebra and optics. What is interesting to note is that Hamilton, from the tender age of five, showed signs of making it big in the world. His immense talent was appropriately nutured right from the very beginning, which further enhanced his capabilities. While Hamilton is known to have contributed in various fields, it is his work in the reformulation of Newtonian mechanics, now called Hamiltonian mechanics, that tops the list. This work proves to be the foundation of the modern study of classical field theories such as electromagnetism, and to the development of quantum mechanics. To know more about this inventor of quaternions, read through these following lines 

Early Life

Fourth of the nine children of Sarah Hutton and Archibald Hamilton, young William Hamilton was born in Dublin, Ireland. His father, a solicitor by profession, was mostly touring England practising legal business. As such, he had little or no time to teach young Hamilton. It was due to this reason that William Hamilton, at the age of three, was sent to live with his uncle James Hamilton. A graduate from the Trinity College, his uncle ran a school in Talbots Castle. Young Hamilton displayed signs of being a fast learner right from the very childhood. By the age of five, he had learned three languages including, Latin, Greek and Hebrew and before 12, he broadened his knowledge in various other languages, such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Persian, Syriac, French, and Italian. While until then, languages seemed to be the only love of Hamilton, it was a meeting with Zerah Colburn that altered the passion. Colburn, who was a master at mental arithmetic, competed with Hamilton and emerged as the winner. Not used to being beaten in any contest of intellect, this defeat sparked in Hamilton an interest in mathematics and rest as they is history. 

Introduction To Mathematics

Hamilton’s formal introduction to mathematics came the following year, in 1818, when he studied Clairaut’s Algebra. His mastery over French made it somewhat easier for him to understand the concept. By the age of fifteen, he started studying the works of Newton and Laplace. During this time, Hamilton was also involved in preparations for entrance at the Trinity College, Dublin. At the age of 18, Hamilton found himself a seat at the Trinity College and in his very first year, acquired ‘optime’ in Classics, a distinction awarded only once in twenty years. Hamilton submitted his first paper to the Royal Irish Academy in the year 1824, entitled, On Caustics. His progress somewhat declined the following year, with him earning grade ‘bene’ instead of the usual ‘value bene’. However, Hamilton soon bucked up and in 1826, again amazed everyone by bagging an 'optime' in both science and Classics, a feat unheard of. In the final year as an undergraduate, Hamilton presented a memoir, Theory of Systems of Rays, to the Royal Irish Academy. It was in this paper that Hamilton introduced the characteristic function for optics.

His Trysts

During this time, the post of Andrews Professorship of Astronomy was vacant in the University of Dublin. Under the persuasion of Boyton, Hamilton’s finals examiner, the latter applied for the position, in spite of knowing that already six applicants had applied for the vacancy. In 1827, a little prior to his graduation, Hamilton was offered the position of Professor of Astronomy. This appointment not only meant Hamilton having the honorary title, Royal Astronomer of Ireland, but also allowing him the benefit of staying at the Dunsink Observatory. However, this selection invited a great deal of criticism and controversy, since Hamilton did not have much experience in the field.

Hamilton’s predecessor, Dr. Brinkley, pointed out the fact that Hamilton’s decision was incorrect and that he should have waited for a fellowship. Hamilton’s newest acquisition of the chair of professorship, however, did not upgrade his level of intellect much. This was due to the fact that although Hamilton had insightful knowledge of theoretical astronomy, he had little or no knowledge of the regular work of the practical astronomers. Also, Hamilton had a belief that he could do wonders in the field of research than being engaged in observation. The authorities of the university, however, thought otherwise. If Hamilton dedicated himself thoroughly to practical astronomy, they assured to provide him with the best and the most advanced of instruments and adequate staff members.

His Contributions in Optics & Mechanics

The same year, i.e. in 1827, Hamilton presented a theory of a single function, now known as Hamilton's principal function. The theory brought together mechanics, optics and mathematics, thus helping establish the wave theory of light. The Royal Irish Academy paper was entitled Theory of Systems of Rays, with the first part being printed in 1828 in the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy. The second and the third part were printed in three voluminous supplements, which were published in Transactions as well as in the two papers On a General Method in Dynamics, which appeared in the Philosophical Transactions in 1834 and 1835. it was in these editions that Hamilton’s formulation of the concept of “Varying Action” was mentioned. According to this theory, a single ray of light entering a biaxial crystal at a certain angle emerged as a hollow cone of rays. This breakthrough is still known by its original name, "conical refraction".

One thing that was common in all Hamilton’s research was that they were, somehow or the other, based on the principle of “Varying Action”. While the principle is based on the calculus of variation, it, however, revealed a detailed mathematical structure than that had been previously understood. Though Hamilton’s take on classical mechanics is based on the same physical principles of Newton and Lagrange, it provides a powerful new technique for working with the equations of motion. Both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches were initially developed to describe the motion of discrete systems and have proven to be critical in the study of continuous classical systems in physics, and even quantum mechanical systems. As such, the techniques are still in use in electromagnetism, quantum mechanics, quantum relativity theory, and quantum field theory.

His Contributions in Quaternions

Hamilton’s another greatest contribution in the field of mathematical science was his discovery of quaternions in 1843. In this, Hamilton was looking for ways to extend complex numbers to higher spatial dimensions. While he failed to successfully find a three-dimensional system, he effectively created the four-dimensional system, wherein which he created quaternions. Interestingly, Hamilton’s formulation of the equation came when he was walking with his wife along the Royal canal. Fearing that he might forget the equation by the time he got back home, he carved the same into the side of the nearby Broom Bridge, using his penknife. This marked the discovery of the quaternion group.

Hamilton described a quaternion as an ordered four-element multiple of real numbers, and described the first element as the 'scalar' part, and the remaining three as the 'vector' part. As a method of analysis, Hamilton introduced both quaternions and biquaternions, as the extension to eight dimensions by establishment of complex number coefficients. Hamilton had declared that the quaternions would play a pivotal role as an instrument of research. During his end days, Hamilton was working on a definitive statement of quaternion science. Posthumously, his son published Elements of Quaternions, a hefty volume of 762 pages, in 1866. Today, the quaternions are used in computer graphics, control theory, signal processing, and orbital mechanics, mainly for representing rotations/orientations.

Personal Life

The journey to Summerhill in 1824 along with uncle James was an important one in the personal life of Hamilton, for it was there that Hamilton first met Catherine, daughter of the Disney family, which the two were visiting. Hamilton was instantly struck with the cupid’s arrow and fell head over heels in love with the lady. However, since he was too young to propose marriage, he returned without saying anything. Year 1825’s month of February wasn’t a very favorable one for Hamilton as it was then that Catherine’s mother broke the news of Catherine’s marriage to a clergyman. Hamilton was deeply hurt. The turmoil in his personal life affected his career as well. What’s more, Hamilton even had suicidal thoughts occurring to him. It was during this period that Hamilton turned to poetry as a means of letting out his anguish. Hamilton was so much in love with Catherine that for him, it did not later matter whom he married. As a result, he tied the nuptial knot with Helen Maria Bayly who lived just across the fields from the observatory. The couple had a son named, William Edward Hamilton.

Death & Legacy

A severe attack of gouttook the life of Sir William Rowan Hamilton on September 2, 1865. This attack was the result of his excessive drinking and overeating. Hamilton was interred at the Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin. Recognized one amongst Ireland’s leading scientists, Hamilton is being increasingly celebrated year after year for his groundbreaking discoveries. For the same, he has been honored in a number of ways. An applied mathematics research institute, in the name Hamilton Institute, was formulated at NUI Maynooth in the year 2001. Ireland’s Royal Irish Academy also holds an annual public lecture by the name Hamilton lecture at which celebrated scientists from around the world take part in. The RCSI Hamilton Society was founded in the year 2004. 

Year 2005 marked the 200^th anniversary of Sir William Rowan Hamilton. As such, it was celebrated with great pomp and show. While the Irish government designated the year as Hamilton Year, celebrating Irish science, Trinity College Dublin commemorated the contribution made by this prolific scientist by launching the Hamilton Mathematics Institute TCD. In the same year, the Central Bank of Ireland issued a commemorative coin. Numerous concepts and objects in mechanics have been given the name of Hamilton. The term Hamiltonian stands for both, a function and an operator in physics. The algebra of quaternions is mostly denoted by the letter H, to honor the contributions made by Hamilton.