Whom do we really think the greatest inventor till date...?

Answer 1

Who invented Calculus? The western books say that Newton
invented Calculus. You can see the Sanskrit mathematics
texts by Arya Bhatta and Bhaskaracharya which were written
many centuries before Newton that they contain Calculus.
For that matter, who invented numbers? The Indians. The
ancient Romans did not know the number zero. Ancient
Indians knew very large numbers like Mahogham (1 followed
by 62 zeros) and the corresponding smaller decimal
fractions. Paavuloori Mallana of 12th century wrote
Ganitha Sastram in Telugu. One poem in the book starts
like this:

"Sara sasi shatka chandra sara saayaka ...."

The meaning appears to be a poetic description of nature.
Each word used in the poem has a methematical terminology
meaning. It deals with a methematical problem. One grain
is placed in the first square of the chess board.
Double of that number, are placed in the second square,
and so on. How many grains have to be placed in the last
square? The poem gives the answer as 18446744073709551614
which is equal to 2 to the power 63.

Who invented Nuclear Physics? Buddhist teacher Pakudha
Katyayana taught atomic theory. Maharshi Kanaada of 3rd
century, B.C. wrote atomic theory in Vaiseshika Sutras.
Agni Purana gives smaller magnitudes. The smallest of them
is called Paramaanu which nearly equals one billionth part
of a meter. This value tallies with the size of an organic
molecule calculated by the western scientists. According
to the Upanishads, the five elements of the nature are
Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Akasa. (The ancient Greek or
Roman philosophers did not know Akasa). One can easily
guess that the Earth represents the solid state, the Water
the liquid state and the Air the gaseous state. The Fire
is the plasma, the fourth state of matter. Western science
has not recognized nuclear state as a state of matter,
even though some nuclear particles are stable; Akasa means
nuclear state. The Vedic dictum "Anor aniyan mahaan
mahiyan" indicates that the greatest of the great is
hidden in the smallest of the small; this is the basis for
the atomic energy. In the ancient Sanskrit text named Anu
Sidhdhantam, Maharshi Goutama described three models of
micro-scopes through which atoms can be seen.

Who were the first to calculate the velocity of light? The
Rig Veda Bhashyam by Sayana Madhava gives the following
Sloka praising the Sun:

Yojanam sahasre dve, satadve, dvecha yojane
Ekena nimeshardhena kramamaana namosthuthe

One Yojana equals 15788.8 meters, and half of Nimesha
equals 8/75 fraction of a second. This gives the velocity
of light as 325940 km/s. We have to remember here that the
above value is an approximate one intended for easy
remembrance, like remembering the value of pi as 22/7. It
is better than the value 215000 km/s given by Danish
astronomer Ole Roemer in 1676. Having discovered so many
things, it is only logical to expect that our ancestors
must have used light as the standard for length
measurements; after all, modern science considers velocity
of light to be a Universal Constant! The word "kramamaana"
of the above Sloka has the hidden meaning of gradual
minute change. This will be dealt a little later.

Who invented weaving? Many experts agree that primitive
gins and spinning wheels originated in India. The earliest
samples of cotton fabric were found in the excavations of
the Indus Valley. Samples of the most ancient mordant
dyeing technique for cotton fabrics, Kalamkari, were also
found there. The Kalamkari technique was perfected in
South India and the traditional method continues till
date. The Puranas describe spinning and weaving that match
the modern concept of an industry. The weaving industry
involved specialized factories working in association with
domestic industries and paid at piece rates. The fibers
used for spinning and the fabrics produced were of the
most varied types, unparalleled in any other country
during that period. Indians were exceptional for their
skills in spinning and weaving which have not been
surpassed by peoples of other lands even in historic past.
Pliny's Natural History informs that India exported to
Rome large quantities of sheep wool, woolen fabrics,
colored carpets, silks, cotton clothes, and fabrics
ranging from coarse canvas to textiles of the finest
texture. Ancient Indians had the reputation of making the
thinnest saree that could pass through a finger ring.
During the reign of Julius Caesar, the Roman Emperor, the
British did not know weaving and lived naked.

Who invented the ships?
Some persons may argue what is a ship:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship

Europe has only soft wood trees. The ships made of
those woods are good for sailing the Mediterranean or a
smaller sea. They are no good for sailing on the
oceans. The ship of Vasco de Gama was about to collapse
when it reached India. It is the Indian marine
engineers who repaired that ship and made it worthy
again for sea travel. Which country has the trees that
provide the hardest wood? India. The Sanskrit name for
deodar tree was Deva Tharu, the tree that gives the
best wood; it is native to India. Other hard woods like
teak and mahogany are also native to India. Rig Veda
mentions ships with 100 oars. Such ships sailed over
seven oceans and returned to India. Visitors to India
from Greece and Rome during the pre-Christian times
wrote that the Brahmins of India knew that the earth is
in the form of a globe and one can reach the same place
after sailing through the seven oceans. The Buddhist
Jataka stories wrote about large Indian ships carrying
seven hundred people. In the Artha Sastra, Koutilya
wrote about the Board of Shipping and the Commissioner
of Port who supervised sea traffic. The Harivamsa
informs that the first geographical survey of the world
was performed during the period of Vaivasvata. The
towns, villages and demarcation of agricultural land of
that period were depicted on maps. Brahmanda Purana
provides the best and the most detailed description of
world map drawn on a flat surface using an accurate
scale. Padma Purana says that world maps were prepared
and maintained in book form and kept with care and
safety in chests. Surya Siddhantha speaks about
construction of wooden globe representing earth and
marking of horizontal circles, equatorial circles and
further divisions. The second item exported by the erst
while British East India Company was Indian ship. A few
of these ships are still in service, and are used for
training cadets of the British Navy. During World War
II, Maharajas of India have lent some hundreds of their
ships to the British for use as hospital ships.

Any claim of invention should be supported by many
ceturies of its usage. In different ways.
Mere citations like 'Phoenicians' or 'Egyptians' will not qualify.
Harivamsa informs that the first geographical survey of
the world was performed during the period of king
Vaivasvata. The towns, villages and demarcation of
agricultural land of that period were depicted on maps.
Brahmanda Purana provides the best and the most
detailed description of world map drawn on a flat
surface using an accurate scale. Padma Purana says that
world maps were prepared and maintained in book form
and kept with care and safety in chests. Surya
Siddhantha speaks about construction of wooden globe
representing earth and marking of horizontal circles,
equatorial circles and further divisions.

Who invented steel? The Rig Veda mentions wootz steel.
Evidence for the manufacture of steel in ancient times
is available in South India. The Arabians used to make
a lot of money by selling Indian steel ingots to
Europe. In 1746, the queen of Britain had sent a
scientist named Benjamin Hauntsman to India to obtain
the secret of making steel. Hauntsman stayed in India
for some years, went back to Britain and submitted a
report to the queen. Some historic records say that he
did not write the main secret and he started his
foundry in his native town. How the secret reached
Henry Bessemer is unnecessary for us because his
process was essentially the Indian crucible method of
making steel. Another Indian contribution to industries
in Europe was the process of casting. The frames of
machine tools of that time were made of wood. Good
mechanical devices like clocks did exist in Britain as
early as 1300s. They were works of skilled crafts
persons and were not products of precision machine
tools. It was not until the structures of the machine
tools were cast using Indian casting method and their
other components were made of hard metals using Indian
steel making method, the high precision machine tools
could be made. The so called Industrial Revolution of
Europe in the 1800s heavily depended on this.

Who invented the aircraft? India had many ancient
Sanskrit texts on aeronautics. The Yantra Sarvaswa of
Maharshi Bharadwaja, Vimaana Chandrika of Maharshi
Narayan, Vyoma Yaana Tantra of Sounaka, and Vyoma
Yaanarka of Dandi Natha are some of them. They
contained topics like Maargadhi Karana (Navigation and
control of speed during flight), Lohaadhi Karana
(alloys used for various components of the aircraft)
and Saktyaadhi Karana (production and usage of various
fuels used in aircrafts). Para Sabda Grahakata is a
subject of monitoring the flight tracks of aircrafts,
navigatory communication system, and monitoring the
conversation of the pilots in the aircrafts. Maharshi
Gouthama mentioned 32 models of aircrafts used in Treta
Yuga; only one model among them, called Pushpaka
Vimaanam, became popular in the Ramayana. The
Vaimaanika Sastra describes Tripura Vimaanam that uses
solar powered engine to travel at three levels - on the
land, under the surface of water, and in the air.
Sakuna Vimaanam is a cross between an aircraft and a
rocket - a space shuttle. The British have robbed most
of our Sanskrit manuscripts during their rule in India.
In 1895, Sivasankar Thalpad of Bombay had constructed
an aircraft with an engine which flew to an altitude of
1500 feet. He was a Vedic scholar and used to teach at
the J.J. School of Arts. He obtained the technology
from some rare Sanskrit manuscripts. He also wrote a
book in Marathi named Praacheena Vimaana Vidye
Chaasodha. Lalaji Rayanji, Maharaja of Baroda, was one
of the many witnesses who had seen the flying of that
aircraft. After the untimely death of Prof.Thalpad, his
legal heirs sold all his scripts and materials to the
British. (You can check the year of flying of Wright
Brothers).

Dr.Roberto Pinotti, an Italian scientist, presented a
paper on 'Aeronautics in ancient India' in the World
Space Conference conducted at Bangalore. He told the
conference delegates that those aircrafts were similar
to modern jet-propelled aeroplanes. He agreed that they
represent the most complex and sophisticated designs.
Some of them used radars and imaging technology
instrumentation.

Who invented powder metallurgy? The Indians. The iron
pillar in Delhi which does not get rust even today is the
proof for it. It is not the only one of its kind; there
are many more scattered through out in India. The Russians
who took scrapings from the pillar confirmed that it is
made using powder metallurgy technology. The so called
space-age technology of today can make only small pieces
using powder metallurgy; they are generally used as tips
in cutting tools. How could our ancients make such a big
pillar using powder metallurgy? The pillar is like a time
capsule - it is challenging the world. Can we rise to the
pinnacles of achievement to which our ancients had
reached?

Who invented plastic surgery? The Indians. It is fully
described by Maharshi Susruta, the ancient Ayurvedic
surgeon, in his Samhita. Who invented acupuncture? The
Indians. Who invented the martial arts? The Indians.
Who invented the remote sensing and imaging techniques?
The Indians. Who discovered Advanced Astrology? The
Indians. Who discovered Advanced Astronomy? The
Indians. Who discovered Groundwater Hydrology? The
Indians. We can read Brihat Samhita of Varaha Mihira;
the Indian method is better than the modern techniques
of using space satellites. Who were the first to
construct planned cities with high technology
infrastructures for water supply and sewerage? The
Indians. Who invented the hanging bridges? The Indians.
Chinese who visited India a few thousands of years ago
wrote about our hanging bridges which used steel beams
and steel ropes. Who discovered higher philosophy? The
Indians. Were there Doora Sravana and Doora Darsana
machines in ancient India? Yes. Did our ancients knew
radars and laser weapons? Yes, the techology was given
in the Sanskrit manuscript Samarangana Sutra Dhara. Who
discovered Irrigation Engineering? Another name for
India was Yilaa Varta. The hidden meaning of this name
is Jala Maaruta, the country of water laden winds. No
other country in the world has monsoons. The rainfall
in India is more than the total rainfall in the rest of
the world. India is the land of mighty rivers - and
that in a very large number that outnumber all other
countrie. In the olden days, the water flow rate in the
Ganga exceeded that of any other river in the world.
The people of South India built and maintained an
extensive system of irrigation tanks and associated
canals with extraordinary managerial and social skills.
They shared the waters following the ways of nature
from time immemorial. Construction of small dams at
every possible location was carried out with such
completeness that a British engineer of the 19th
century thought that it would be impossible to add
another tank to that irrigation system. It was a marvel
of Indian engineering and human cooperation. Nothing
like it existed else where in the world at any time in
the past. While peasants of other countries broke their
backs to reap one harvest, the Indians produced two or
three bumper crops a year. The harvest in the Krishna
and Kauvery river basins was large enough to meet the
needs of rest of our country during periods of crisis.
Visitors from Europe and China in pre-Christian times
wrote that India was a land of plenty. Our Buddhist and
Jain religious records also say the same thing. Who
were the first to postulate the infinity of the
universe and the plurality of inhabited worlds like the
earth? The Indians. The Vishnu Purana says that the
earth is merely one of thousands of millions of
inhabited worlds like itself to be found in the
universe.

How could ancient Indians invent so many things?

The pineal gland of Indians is larger than any one else
in the world. (Donald Watson, A Dictionary of Mind &
Spirit, Rupa & co., New Delhi, 1991, page 244). The
pineal gland is the third eye. (B.F.Sergeev, Phisiology
for Everyone, Mir Publishers, Moscow, 1978, page 215).
It is the seat of higher knowledge according to the
esoteric teachings in medieval Europe. Sanskrit texts
on Yoga and Tantra also say the same thing. It is the
seat of peace and self- realization.

Answer 2

Allen Grant, Sr. of Glen Raven Mills

Answer 3

Aryabhata and Varamihara

They inventor of zero. Without them how would computer language(machine language) would be .

Answer 4

Whoever invented /made rice and wheat as food crops without which we cannot live in the field of agriculture.

Answer 5

Al Gore, he invented the internet!! Um yea.

Answer 6

It must be whomever it was that invented sliced bread.

All other inventions are only ever described as "the best thing since..."

Answer 7

there many but we consider dunlop inventor of wheels as the greatest.

Answer 8

Edison..
He gave light to our lives.Just imagine no other invention could be made in darkness.

Best wishes ! :-)

Answer 9

Bell, brilliant and a heck of a nice guy.

Answer 10

The guy with the light bulb.

Answer 11

Johan Guttenburg - movable type.