Steam engine -Laws of thermodynamics
Nuclear reactor- Controlled nuclear fission
Radio and Television - Generation, propagation and detection of electromagnetic waves
Computers - Digital logic
Lasers Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
Production of ultra high magnetic fields - Superconductivity
Rocket propulsion - Newton’s laws of motion
Electric generator- Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction
Hydroelectric power- Conversion of gravitational potential energy into electrical energy
Aeroplane - Bernoulli’s principle in fluid dynamics
Particle accelerators - Motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields
Sonar - Reflection of ultrasonic waves
Optical fibres - Total internal reflection of light
Non-reflecting coatings - Thin film optical interference
Electron microscope - Wave nature of electrons
Photocell- Photoelectric effect
Fusion test reactor (Tokamak)- Magnetic confinement of plasma
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) - Detection of cosmic radio waves
Bose-Einstein condensate -Trapping and cooling of atoms by laser beams and magnetic fields.
