{"id":15304,"date":"2017-02-13T06:57:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-13T06:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=15304"},"modified":"2017-02-13T19:05:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T19:05:51","slug":"remarkable-sri-lankan-scientists-world-knows-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/remarkable-sri-lankan-scientists-world-knows-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"Remarkable Sri Lankan Scientists The World Knows But We Don\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Remarkable Sri Lankan Scientists The World Knows But We Don\u2019t<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By Sajani Wickramasinghe &#8211; Contributor<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Many of us are well aware of Newton,   Einstein, Curie and Hawkings, and their contributions to science. But how much do we know about the eminent scientists that Sri Lanka has produced?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Most recently, a Sri Lankan scientist at Harvard University, Dr. Ranga Dias, and his colleague, Dr. Isaac Silvera, made headlines when they created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harvardmagazine.com\/2017\/01\/metallic-hydrogen\">metallic hydrogen<\/a>, in what has been called a \u2018breakthrough in physics\u2019. A year ago, another Sri Lankan, <a href=\"https:\/\/roar.lk\/identities\/meet-sri-lankan-scientist-helped-detect-gravitational-waves\/\">Dr. Nipuni Palliyaguru<\/a>, was part of the team that succeeded in detecting gravitational waves, confirming renowned physicist Albert Einstein\u2019s century-old theory of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_relativity\">General Relativity<\/a>.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Sri Lankans have, in fact, been making contributions to science for many, many years. Here, we take a look at some of the more well-renowned Sri Lankan intellectuals who have made their mark on the world of science, and made this country proud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/life.roar.lk\/identities\/remarkable-sri-lankan-scientists-the-world-knows-but-we-dont\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remarkable Sri Lankan Scientists The World Knows But We Don\u2019t By Sajani Wickramasinghe &#8211; Contributor Many of us are well aware of Newton, Einstein, Curie and Hawkings, and their contributions to science. But how much do we know about the eminent scientists that Sri Lanka has produced? 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