Homi Jehangir Bhabha

Biography of Homi Jehangir Bhabha

Popularly known as the father of the Indian nuclear programme, Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on the 30th of October, 1909. An eminent nuclear physicist, he played the key role in convincing the senior party leaders of the Congress, especially Jawaharlal Nehru to start an ambitious nuclear program in India. He established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay in 1945 and the Atomic Energy Commission in 1948, also serving as the chairman of the latter. Homi Bhaba died in a plane crash while on the way to Austria on the 24th of January, 1966.

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Jagadish Chandra Bose

Biography of Jagadish Chandra Bose Considered the father of Bengali science fiction, Jagadish Chandra Bose was born in Mymensingh in the Bengal Presidency(in present-day Bangladesh) on 30th November 1858. His contributions to plant science are significant, such as the invention of the crescograph, a device that could measure the growth of plants. He also played a pioneering role in the investigation of radio and microwave optics. He was one of the few scientists who were opposed to patenting any of his inventions. To honour him, a crater has been named after him on the moon. J. C. Bose died on 23rd November 1937.

Physics

Physics 'Knowledge of nature' Who named Physics? The History of Physics - Before Aristotle: Atomism and Natural Laws. Thales was the first physicist and his theories actually gave the discipline its name. He believed that the world, although fashioned from many materials, was really built of only one element, water, called Physis in Ancient Greek. Physics is considered to be one of the primitive subjects and academic disciplines to be discovered. It encompasses the study of matter, its motion and behaviour along with energy and force. As a vast discipline, it intersects with many different subjects and disciplines such as biophysics and quantum chemistry. Physics very often defines a wide range of principles and methodologies studied by other areas of sciences. It also suggests new areas of research for other academic fields, even mathematics and philosophy . Branches of Physics

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