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Biography of Physicist Dr Meghnad Saha Meghnad Saha was an Indian Bengali physicist. He made a remarkable contribution to the field of Astrophysics. Born into a backward family, he became a world-famous scientist because of his firm dedication and steadiness. Most importantly, he was a freedom fighter of our nation. He was also a successful parliamentarian. Family and Education Meghnad Saha was born in a village named Seoratali near Dhaka district, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) on October 6, 1893. His father was Sri Jagannath Saha and his mother was Smt Bhubneshwari Devi. He belonged to a very poor family and struggled throughout his life. His father was a grocer who barely managed to keep his family from starvation. Saha was the fifth child of his parents. Saha started schooling near his village. The nearest school to his house was 10 kilometres away. So it was very difficult for him to continue his study. In such a situation, Dr Anantha Kumar Das came forward a...

Biography of Satyendra Nath Bose, A Famous Bengali Physicist Satyendra Nath Bose (commonly known as S.N. Bose or Satyen Bose) was an Indian physicist and mathematician. He is one of the most praised physicists after the famous Albert Einstein. In fact, he is the best Bengali scientist until now. He is well known for his great research on quantum mechanics.  Early Life and Education Satyendra Nath Bose was born in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) on 1 January 1894. He belongs to a prominent Bengali Family. His father Surendra Nath Bose was an engineer in the East Indian Railway Company.  At the age of 5, Bose started schooling near his home. Then he was admitted to the New India School at Goabagan where he continued schooling until he was admitted to the Hindu School. From this school, he passed his entrance examination in the year 1909 and obtained 5th position.  Bose was interested in Science from his childhood. So he did his intermedia...

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, The Evolutionary Astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar was an Indian-American Astro Physicist. He is well known for Chandrasekhar Limit , Chandrasekhar Number , Chandrasekhar Tensor , Chandrasekhar Polarization and many more. He was awarded The Nobel Prize in the year 1983 for Physics. Family and Education Chandrasekhar was born on 19 October 1910 in Lahore, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan). His father was Chandrasekhara Subrahmanya Ayyar and mother was Sita Balakrishnan. He was born in a Tamil family. His father was Deputy auditor general of the Northwestern Railways. His mother was a well-known litterateur. She had translated Henrik Ibsen's A doll's house in the Tamil language. Chandrasekhar's paternal uncle C.V. Raman was a famous scientist and a noble laureate. His family moved to Allahabad from Lahore in 1916. But later after they settled in Madras in 1918. Chandrasekhar got his basic education at home from his parents. His father ...

Biography of Nobel Laureate Venkatraman Radhakrishnan Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was a space scientist, physicist and molecular biologist. He was awarded the Nobel prize in 2009 for Chemistry. He was an Indian by birth. But he was a citizen of both the USA and Great Britain. He was one of them who discovered many aspects of modern space science.  Early Life and Education Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was born on 19 May 1929 at Tondiarpet in Madras Presidency, British India. He has a great family background. His father was Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman), a Nobel laureate and a pioneer of modern science. His mother was Lokasundari Ammal. In fact, Radhakrishnan was a worthy child of quotable parents. Radhakrishnan was a lucky gem to be born into such a type of family. He had his primary and basic bits of knowledge of education from his parents at home. His father C.V Raman was very serious about his son's studies. Radhakrishnan's earlier schooling was in Australia. Because...

Biography of M. Visvesvaraya, Pioneer of Indian Civil Engineering Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was an Indian civil engineer. He is considered the father of engineering. He was also a great statesman. His birthday is celebrated as Engineers' Day throughout the countries India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. Visvesvaraya was the first man who initiated plans to solve flood and water management problems in India. Early Life and Education Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was born on 15 September 1860. He was born in a Telegu Family. His father was Mokshagundan Srinivasa Shastri and his mother was Venkata Lakshamma. At the time of his birth, his birthplace was Muddenahally (presently Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka state).  His father was a Sanskrit scholar and Ayurvedic practitioner. His father died when he was only 15 years old. After completing his school in Chikkaballapur, Visvesvaraya went to his first college in Bangalore. It was the Central College of Bangalore. He completed his B.A degr...

Homi J Bhabha, The Father of Indian Nuclear Physics Homi J. Bhabha, an Indian physicist is the father of Indian nuclear power. He is one of the most prominent scientists that India has ever had. He was a nuclear physicist, founding director, and professor of the Tata institute of fundamental research. He was also founding director of Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET).  Early life and Education Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30 October 1909. He was born into a prominent wealthy Parsi family. His father, Jehangir Hormusji Bhabha was a well-known lawyer. His mother was Meheren. He is related to businessmen Dinshaw Maneckji Petit and Dorabji Tata. Bhabha received his early education at Bombay's Cathedral and John Cannon School. Then he entered Elphinstone College at the age of 15 after passing his Senior Cambridge Examination with honours. He then attended the Royal Institute of science in 1927. His father and uncle insisted him to be a mechanical engineer.  More Read:...

Biography of C.V. Raman, a pride of Indian Science C.V Raman is one of the most renowned scientists produced by India. His full name was Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. He is a world-renowned Indian physicist and brought honour to the Indian nation through his contribution to the field of Physics. C.V Raman made remarkable discoveries and his theory is called the Raman Effect, and it deals with a concept known as Raman Scattering. Here's a short brief of his enormous work of life. Early Life and Family Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was born on November 7, 1888, in the city of Trichinopoly, Madras Presidency, British India. Today the city is known as Tiruchirappalli and sits in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.  Raman's father was Chandrasekharan Ramanathan Iyer. He was a teacher of mathematics and physics. His mother was Parvathi Ammal. Raman was the second of eight siblings. At the time of Raman's birth, the family lived on a very low income. When Raman was four years old, his ...