Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary

Who was Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary?

Veerasingham Dhuruvasangary B.Sc, M.Sc., M. Phil was a scientist and inventor born in Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. His father named him after the Pole Star, "Dhuruvan Natchathra". He is the youngest from 12 siblings. Being born in a successful family encouraged one of his brothers to V. Anandasangary, become a Tamil politician. In his student years, Dhuruvasangary attended Hartley College, and completed his M.Sc at Patrice Lumumba University, Moscow, USSR in 1977 and his M.Phil at Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka in 1983.

As a soil research and development engineer, Dhuruvasangary hard work and perseverance finally paid by receiving a patent for a microscope which capable of converting into a telescope. Apart from the achievements, he also designed a world clock and developed other inventions such as solar oven, and a device to measure snow and hail precipitation.