HOMI J.BHABHA

Father of Indian nuclear programme

H.J.Bhabha

Time Line of Dr. HOMI J. BHABHA:

Born: 30 October 1909

Place of Birth: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

Died: 24 January 1966 (aged 56) Mont Blanc massif, Rhône-Alpes (now Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), France

Cause of death: Air India Flight 101 crash

Known for:
Indian nuclear programme
Cascade process of Cosmic radiations
point particles
Bhabha Scattering
Theoretical prediction of Muon

Awards:
Adams Prize (1942)
Padma Bhushan (1954)
Fellow of the Royal Society

Scientific career:
Fields Nuclear physics

Institutions:
Atomic Energy Commission of India
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Cavendish Laboratory
Indian Institute of Science
Trombay Atomic Energy Establishment

Doctoral advisor:
Ralph H. Fowler

Other academic advisors: Paul Dirac