Kanada (also transliterated as Canada and in other ways; Sanskrit कणाद) 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 600 BCE according to some accounts. It is 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 believed that all living b… (More on Kanada)