13367. Loudness

Loudness :
Jet engine(at 25 meter distance) : 140 db

13368. Loudness

Loudness :
Space vehicle launch (from a short distance) : 140-170 db

13369. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : malaria parasite
Inventor : ronald rose

13370. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : anti-polio vaccine
Inventor : salk, jonas e.

13371. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : chloroform
Inventor : simpson and harrison

13372. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : streptomycin
Inventor : waksman

13373. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : insulin ( as a palliative for diabetes)
Inventor : banting

13374. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : replacing the human heart
Inventor : barnard, christian

13375. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : cure of kala-a-zar fever
Inventor : brahmachari, u.n.

13376. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : isolation of metals by electricity; studied properties of chlorine
Inventor : davy

13377. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : sulpha drugs as bactericides
Inventor : domagk

13378. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : cause of beri-beri
Inventor : eijkman

13379. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : discovered curative effect of ultra violet rays; photography
Inventor : finsen

13380. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : penicillin (in 1929)
Inventor : fleming, alexander

13381. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : circulation of blood
Inventor : harvey

13382. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : homoeopathy (founder)
Inventor : hahnemann

13383. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : vitamin d
Inventor : hopkins, frederick gowland

13384. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : smallpox vaccination
Inventor : jenner

13385. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : tubercle bacillus
Inventor : koch

13386. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : stethoscope
Inventor : lainnec

13387. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : antiseptic treatment
Inventor : lister, lord

13388. Medical Invention

Medical Invention : treatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia
Inventor : pasteur, louis

13389. Mountain

Mountain : mount everest
Height : 8,848 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 29-may-53.

13390. Mountain

Mountain : k-2 (godwin austin)
Height : 8,611 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 31-jul-54.

13391. Mountain

Mountain : kanchenjunga
Height : 8,597 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 25-may-55.

13392. Mountain

Mountain : lhotse
Height : 8,511 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 18-may-56.

13393. Mountain

Mountain : makalu i
Height : 8,481 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 15-may-55.

13394. Mountain

Mountain : dhaulagiri i
Height : 8,167 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 13-may-60.

13395. Mountain

Mountain : manaslu
Height : 8,156 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 9-may-56.

13396. Mountain

Mountain : cho uyo
Height : 8,153 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 19-oct-54.

13397. Mountain

Mountain : nanga parbat
Height : 8,124 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 3-jul-53.

13398. Mountain

Mountain : annapurna i
Height : 8,078 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 3-jun-50.

13399. Mountain

Mountain : gasherbrum i
Height : 8,068 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 5-jul-58.

13400. Mountain

Mountain : broad peak i
Height : 8,047 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 9-jun-57.

13401. Mountain

Mountain : gasherbrum ii
Height : 8,034 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 7-jul-56.

13402. Mountain

Mountain : shisha pangma (gasainthan)
Height : 8,013 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 2-may-64.

13403. Mountain

Mountain : gasherbrum iii
Height : 7,952 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 11-aug-75.

13404. Mountain

Mountain : annapurna ii
Height : 7,937 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 17-may-60.

13405. Mountain

Mountain : gasherbrum iv
Height : 7,923 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 6-aug-58.

13406. Mountain

Mountain : cyachug kang
Height : 7,921 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 10-apr-64.

13407. Mountain

Mountain : kangbachen
Height : 7,902 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 26-may-74.

13408. Mountain

Mountain : disteghil sar i
Height : 7,884 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 9-jun-60.

13409. Mountain

Mountain : himal chuli
Height : 7,864 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 24-may-60.

13410. Mountain

Mountain : khinyang chchish
Height : 7,852 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 26-aug-71.

13411. Mountain

Mountain : nuptse
Height : 7,841 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : oct-70.

13412. Mountain

Mountain : gasherbrum east
Height : 7,821 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 5-jul-60.

13413. Mountain

Mountain : nanda devi
Height : 7,816 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 29-aug-36.

13414. Mountain

Mountain : chomo lonzo
Height : 7,815 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 30-oct-54.

13415. Mountain

Mountain : ngojumba ri i
Height : 7,805 mts.
Range : himalayas
Conquered on : 5-may-65.

13416. Mountain

Mountain : rakaposhi
Height : 7,788 mts.
Range : karakoram
Conquered on : 25-jun-88.

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