INDIAN SCIENTISTS

If you hear the word Scientists, the first thought that will flash in your memory is Einsteins, Newtons, Rutherfords, Bohrs, Edisons and so on.. But there are a lot of scientists out here in India who made India proud among the countries of the world. Knowing about them is inevitable for us, especially the youngsters…. So let us have a quick glance about them…………..

Prafulla Chandra Ray

1861-1944

Famous academician and chemist, known for being the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India’s first pharmaceutical company.

Salim Ali

1896-1987

Naturalist who helped develop Ornithology; also known as the “birdman of India”.

Srinivasa Ramanujan

1887-1920

Mathematician known for his brilliant contributions to contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions.

C. V. Raman

1888-1970

Physicist who won Nobel Prize in 1930 for his Raman Effect.

Homi Jehangir Bhabha

1909-1966

Theoretical physicist; best known as the chief architect of the Indian atomic energy program.

Jagadish Chandra Bose

1858-1937

Physicist, biologist and archaeologist who pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics.

Satyendra Nath Bose

1894-1974

Mathematician and physicist; best known for his collaboration with Albert Einstein in formulating a theory related to the gaslike qualities of electromagnetic radiation.

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

 born 1931

Known for his crucial role in the development of India’s missile and nuclear weapons programs.

Har Gobind Khorana

1922-2011

Biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in 1968 for demonstrating how the nucleotides in nucleic acids control the synthesis of proteins.

S.S. Abhyankar

 born 1930

Mathematician; famous for his outstanding contributions to algebraic geometry.

Meghnad Saha

1893-1956

Astrophysicist who developed the Saha equation, which explains chemical and physical conditions in stars.

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

1910-1995

Astrophysicist won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his research on the evolutionary stages of massive stars.

Raj Reddy

 born 1937

A.M. Turing Award-winning computer scientist, best known for his work related to large scale artificial intelligence systems.

Birbal Sahni

1891-1949

Paleobotanist known for his research on the fossils of the Indian subcontinent.

Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis

1893-1972

Statistician and physicist who founded the Indian Statistical Institute.