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Top 10 Indian Physicists

 Sometimes it's the detours which turn out to be the fruitful ideas - Roger Penrose

1. Sir C.V. Raman (1888-1970) 

  • Alma matter : Presidency college, University of Madras.
  • Research field : Optics and acoustics
  • Awards received: Nobel Prize, Bharat Ratna, Lenin Peace Prize, Fellow of Royal Society.
  • He is known for his prominent work in scattering which led to the discovery of Raman effect.
2. Satyendranath Bose (1894-1974)

  • Alma matter : Presidency college, Calcutta.
  • Research field : Quantum Mechanics
  • Awards received: Padma Vibhushan, Fellow of Royal Society
  • He is known for the invention of boson and Bose-Einstein condensate.
3. Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)

  • Alma matter : Presidency college, Calcutta and Rajabazar Science College.
  • Research field : Quantum and Statistical Mechanics, astrophysics.
  • Awards received: Fellow of Royal Society
  • He is known for developing Saha ionization equation.
4. Homi J. Bhabha (1909-1966)

  • Alma matter : University of Cambridge.
  • Research field : Nuclear Physics.
  • Awards received: Adams Prize, Padma Bhushan, Fellow of Royal Society
  • He is the principal architect of India's nuclear energy program, and is known for his contributions in quantum theory and cosmic radiation.
5. Subrahmanyam Chandrashekhar (1910-1995)

  • Alma matter : University of Madras, Trinity College-Cambridge.
  • Research field : Astrophysics.
  • Awards received: Adams Prize, Padma Vibhushan, Nobel Prize, Fellow of Royal Society.
  • He is known for his mathematical treatment of stellar evolution. Chandrashkhar limit.
6. Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971) 

  • Alma matter : University of Cambridge.
  • Research field : Astronomy.
  • Awards received: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan.
  • He was founder of  the cradle of space sciences-PRL, ISRO.
7. G.N Ramachandran (1922-2001)

  • Alma matter : Madras University, University of Cambridge.
  • Research field : Biophysics.
  • Awards received: Shanthi Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Fellowship of Royal Society.
  • He founded the Molecular Biophysics unit at IISc Bangalore.
8. Jayant Narlikar (1938) 

  • Alma matter : BHU, University of Cambridge.
  • Research field : Cosmology.
  • Awards received: Adams Prize, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Smith's Prize.
  • He is known for Hoyle-Narlikar theory of gravity.
9. Harish Chandra (1923-1983)

  • Alma matter : University of  Allahabad, University of Cambridge.
  • Research field : Theoretical physics and mathematics.
  • Awards received: Cole Prize in algebra, Srinivasa Ramanuja Medal, Fellow of Royal Society.
  • He is known for his prominent work in representation theory.
10. Sandip Chakrabarti (1958)

  • Alma matter : University of  Chicago, IIT Kanpur
  • Research field : Astrophysics.
  • Awards received: Banga Ratna, Dsc.
  • He is known for his prominent work in research in black hole, ionospheric science and earthquake predictions.

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