Shankar Abaji Bhise's biography

​Shankar Abaji Bhise was an Indian inventor, innovator and scientist who was entirely self-trained. He spent his childhood reading the Scientific American Magazines which were his introduction to the field of mechanical engineering. His big break came in the late 1890s when he won a trip to London.

​self-trained: autodidacta

​childhood: infancia

​Field: campo/área

​big break: gran oportunidad

​come/came: llegar

​spend/spent: pasar

​win/won: ganar

​trip: viaje

​It was during the early 1900s he produced his most innovative inventions – varying from kitchen gadgets to an automatically flushing toilet. He did so with the backing of Dadabhai Naoroji; who also had a long commercial career in England. Bhise’s most significant creation involved the printing press.

​early: inicios

​gadget: artefactos

​flushing toilet: baño

​did/do: hacer

​backing: respaldo

​have/had: tener

​involve/involved: involucró

​printing press: imprenta