Homi Bhabha A Visionary & Science Administrator Extraordinaire

摘要

Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha (30 October 1909 - 24 January 1966), father of India's nuclear programme was a particle physicist par excellence and an institution builder. He was the trigger which led to the foundation of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and then the Atomic Energy Research Establishment Trombay (AEET, now renamed as Bhabha Atomic Research Centre). He was universally respected for his contributions to particle physics; scattering of electrons and positrons (Bhabha Scattering) and cosmic rays (BhabhaHeitlerCascade Theory of Cosmic Rays) which were works of lasting importance.