List of Famous Indian Inventions and Discoveries
BY SACNILK
The inventions are regarded as technological firsts developed in India. From some of the smallest inventions and discoveries have been instrumental in shaping the face of the current modern world which lead to the most massive things, to huge ones which are useful in our daily lives, India has given this world a lot.##
Sr No.
Discovery
About
Inventor
Invented
1.
Buttons
Buttons are most often attached to articles of clothing, button became used more and more fastener for clothes and can also be used on containers such as wallets and bags.
Indus Valley Civilization
2000 BCE
2.
Badminton
Badminton is a racket sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their badminton racket so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents side' half of the court. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck (touch) the ground, and the shuttlecock may only be struck once by each side before it passes over the net.
George Cajoles
1873
3.
Cataract Surgery
The removal of the natural lens of the eye called lens replacement surgery
Indian physician Sushruta Samhita
1,2 in 600 B.C.
4.
Carrom
Indoor board game where ball is delivered in holes ,by a snap of the middle finger and thumb flick.
Indian Maharajas
19th century
5.
Chess
Chess is a competitive and recreational board game played between two players
Unknown
6th century AD
6.
Cotton cultivation
Wearing purpose
Indus Valley Civilization
5th – 4th millennium BCE
7.
Dentistry
Treatment and prevention of diseases, disorders of the oral cavity.
Indus Valley Civilization
7000 B.C.
8.
Decimal System
In this scheme, the numerical used to denoting a number take different place values depending upon position.
Indian grammarian panini
6th century BC
9.
Diamond polishing and cutting
diamond cutting method of using lead plate for diamond polishing
Ratnapariksha
11th century BCE
10.
Digital Vaccines
Digital Vaccines developed based on fundamental neurocognitive computing and immunological modulation discoveries in pediatric and young adult populations.
Bhargav Sri Prakash
2020
11.
Fibre Optics
Fiber optics is used for long-distance and high-performance data networking. Fiber optics is also commonly used in telecommunication services such as internet, telephones and television.
Narinder Singh Kapany
1975
12.
First Iron Cased Rocket
The world’s first iron-cased rocket to have been deployed successfully in battles.
Hyder Ali,Tipu Sultan and Tipu's army
15th century
13.
INK
Ink prepared for writing purposes
Sushruta Samhita
4th century BC
14.
Kabaddi Game
The main rule of this game is to grab points by raiding into the opponent's court and touching as many opponent players as possible without getting caught. Each player, chanting “Kabaddi!
The Asian Amateur Kabaddi Federation sent Prof. Sundar Ram of India to Japan to introduce the game.
1950
15.
Ludo Game
Ludo is a strategy board game for two to four players, in which the players race their four tokens from start to finish according to the rolls of a single die, The rolls of a single die control the swiftness of the tokens, and entry to the finishing square requires a precise roll from the player. The first to bring all their tokens to the finish wins the game.
Unknown
6th century
16.
Lunar Water
The first incontrovertible evidence of water on the moon was provided by the payload Chace carried by the Moon Impact Probe released by Chandrayaan-1 in 2009 confirmed and established by NASA.
India's space agency ISRO
14 November 2008
17.
Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the reconstruction, restoration, or alteration of the human body.
Sushruta Samhita
1000 and 800 BC
18.
Pythagorean Theorem
Pythagorean theorem only works for to right-angled triangles, so you can use it to test whether a triangle has a right angle or not.
Baudhayana Sulba-sutra
800 and 400 bce.
19.
Scales
The first mass measuring instrument
Indus Valley Civilization
2400–1800 BC
20.
Shampoo
Shampoo is a hair care product
Sake Dean Mahomed
1762
21.
Spinning Wheel
machine that for turning fibre into thread or yarn, which was then woven into cloth on a loom.
Indus valley people
500 and 1000 A.D.
22.
Sugar
Sugar are sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
Indians
1000 BC
23.
USB
Universal Serial Bus is a popular way to store digital information and to share data . A USB flash drive can be attached to a USB port, and provides a certain amount of storage space, which can be used to store data.
Ajay V. Bhatt
1995
24.
Wireless Communication
Wireless Communication is a method of transmitting information from one point to other, without wires, cables or any physical medium connection.
Jagadish Chandra Bose
1890s.
25.
Yoga
Yoga as a physical, mental, and spiritual exercise originated in ancient India.
Sage Patanjali
2700 B.C.
26.
ZERO
zero is a number, and the numerical digit used to represent that number in numerals.
Brahmagupta
AD 628
⦿Did you know?
1.Chandigarh University Gharuan has the highest patents in India.##
2.George Alfred DePenning got first patent in India.##
3.Shunpei Yamazaki has the largest number of patents total 5868.##
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