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01	Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit(1686-1736)	German physicist and resident of Holland, he developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 and later devised its temperature scale.
02	Galileo(1564-1642)	The Italian astronomer, who developed the telescope and discovered four satellites of Jupiter. His belief that Copernicus was right in advocating that the sun is at the centre of universe led to his persecution. While dying he said 'But it (earth ) does move'. He also discoverer that the movement of the pendulum produces a regular time measurement. The pendulum clock was later invented but Huygens.
03	Gautam Buddha(623-453 BC)	Founder of Buddhism, Buddha was born in Lumbini near Nepal. \|H e was the son of Sudhodana, king of Kapilvastu in Nepal. He renounced the world and later cone to be known as the Buddha.
04	Geoffrey Chaucer(1342-1400)	The English poet who is considered the father of English poetry. His famous works include The Book of Dutch's (1369) and Canterbury Tales ( a collection of stories)
05	George Washigton(1732-99)	The American general who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence. He became the first President of USA.
06	Dr George B Kisitiakowsky(187-1952)	A chemist and professor at Harvard, he worked on the first atomic bomb and later strongly advocated the banning of nuclear weapon. He died at the age of 82 in 1952.
07	Gottleib Daimler(1834-1900)	The German scientist who developed the petrol driven internal combustion engine. He founded the Daimler Motor Company in 1890, which built the first Mercedes.
08	Guru Tegh Bahadur	Son of Guru Hargobind and ninth Guru of the Sikhs, he was executed by Aurangzeb when he refused to embrace Islam.
09	Guru Nanak(1469-1538)	Founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak born in Nankana Sahib, now located in Pakistan. he was a contemporary of the mughal ruler Akbar.
10	Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708)	the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs who spent s major part of his life fighting the Muslims. He founded the Khalsa, the inner counsil of the Sikhs in 1699. He is said to be the author of Dasam Granth.
11	Ggeloemo Marconi (1874-1708)	Italian physicist who invented the radio and wireless system. He shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with Ferdinand Braun of Germany in 1909 for the development of the wireless.