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essay on Dr homi bhaba

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Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on October 30, 1909 in a well known (his family both on his father’s and mother’s side were related to the house of Tata) Parsi family. His father was a famous barrister and his family had a tradition of learning. His schooling took place mainly at the Cathedral High School in Bombay and after passing his senior Cambridge he eventually left for England in 1927. His parents had admitted him to Caius College Cambridge in order to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. However, the famous Paul Dirac influenced Bhabha immensely and eventually lured the latter into the discipline of physics. After obtaining his mechanical sciences Tripos in 1930 he went on to study theoretical physics at Cambridge. By the time Bhabha received his Ph.D in Physics in 1935 he had already made his presence felt in the international arena of physics. Following this Bhabha continued to make significant contributions in Physics and was awarded the prestigious Isaac Newton Fellowship. By now he had blossomed into one of the great physicists of the 20th century and also mainly due to his attractive personality.


In the year 1939 he returned to his motherland India and he was subsequently requested by Prof. C.V. Raman to join the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, Initially he was appointed as a Reader but he was soon elevate to the position of Professor of Cosmic Ray Research. At a young age of 31 he was selected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal society. In the year 1942 he also became the first Indian to be awarded the Adams Prize. Later on Bhabha was also selected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.