It's been claimed that Kanada (Sanskrit: कणाद; also transliterated as Canada as well as other forms) was a Hindu sage who founded the philosophical school of Vaisheshika. . He talked of Dvyanuka (biatomic molecule) and tryanuka (triatomic molecule) He probably lived around the 2nd century BCE. It's believed that he was born in Prabhas Kshetra (near Dwaraka) in Gujarat, India. His area of study was Rasavādam, considered to be a type of alchemy. He's said to have beli… (More on Kanada)