Name 5 indian physics scientists their contribution
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Sir Chandrashekhar Venkat Raman
C.V. Raman, as he was called, is remembered for his revolutionary contribution to physics. His invention of the 'Raman Effect', a unique phenomenon in the scattering of light, earned him the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930. Raman was prodigal since his childhood. He completed his schooling at the age of 13 with a scholarship and received a Gold Medal in Physics from his Alma Mater, University of Madras. He was felicitated with numerous awards and recognitions-- the Hughes Medal in 1930, the Bharat Ratna in 1954 and the Lenin Peace Prize in 1957. He was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1924 and was knighted in 1929. India celebrates National Science Day on 28th February, the day he discovered the Raman Effect, in his honour.
Satyendranath Bose (1894-1974)
Satyendranath Bose was an Indian Bengali Physicist, best known for his contribution in the field of Quantum Mechanics. He invented the 'Bose-Einstein Condensate' along with Albert Einstein and the 'Boson' particle. His inventions led to the formation of the Large Hadron Collider and the experiments conducted in it. He studied in the Presidency College in Calcutta, which is the institution to some of the most known and respected scholars of our country. He was a polygot and his interests ranged from various fields in science, arts and mathematics. Rabindranath Tagore dedicated his book Visva Parichay, his only science book to Bose. Bose was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1954 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
One of the most prominent astrophysicists of the world, Meghnad Saha was known for his creation of the 'Saha Concept' or the Saha ionization equation, a concept including theories and Quantum and Statistical Mechanics, which he developed in 1920. It is also called the Saha-Langmuir equation. Saha was also popular for his other notable scientific works and his contribution to building several scientific institutions like the Physics department in Allahabad University and the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics in Calcutta. Interestingly, Saha was the chief architect of river planning in India and prepared the initial plan for the Damodar Valley Project. Saha was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Homi J. Bhabha (1909-1966)
Homi Jehangir Bhabha was referred as the 'father of Indian Nuclear Programme'. He founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Trombay Atomic Energy Establishment, which was renamed to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). His contribution to Nuclear physics is unfathomable. He gained international prominence by creating the process of 'Bhabha Scattering', which is an electron-positron scattering process. He too was a Fellow of the Royal Society and was awarded with the Adams Prize in 1942 by the University of Cambridge and the Padma Bhushan in 1954. Bhabha died in a plane crash near Mont Blanc in January 24, 1966.
Subrahmanyam Chandrashekhar (1910-1995)
Subrahmanyam Chandrashekhar was an Indian astrophysicist who is known for his theory of the 'Chandrashekhar Limit'. He worked in various areas like the quantum theory on the hydrogen anion, radiative transfers, theory of white dwarfs and stellar dynamics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983, along with William A. Fowler. He studied in the Presidency College in Madras and Trinity College in London. He was the recipient of the Adams Prize in 1948, the Royal Medal in 1962, the Copley medal in 1968, the National Medal of Science in 1966 and Heineman Prize in 1974. He was also conferred with the Padma Vibhushan in 1968 and was also the Fellow of the Royal Society. C.V. Raman was his paternal uncle. He became a citizen of the United States in 1953.