Homi j. bhabha: Some Lesser Known Facts About Homi

Some Lesser Known Facts About Homi J. Bhabha Homi J. Bhabha was an Indian nuclear physicist. He was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is acknowledged as the “Father of the Indian nuclear programme.” He is also the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET), which was renamed after his death ‘the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.’ These two scientific institutions ... Mumbai Legacy Project D Ward Homi Jehangir Bhabha was born on 30th October 1909, to Jehangir H. Bhabha and Meherbai Framji Panday at Kenilworth House on Peddar Road, present-day’s Dr. Deshmukh Marg, which belonged to Bhabha ’s aunt Cooverbai Panday. He was a pioneering physicist who led India into its first nuclear programme in 1944. He believed in building expertise in the domain of nuclear energy in India. The Former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Homi Sethna, said that ... Homi Jehangir Bhabha had an outstanding impact on our country. Through his brilliant work and efforts in developing India’s nuclear power, he became a renowned and revered individual. He was a nuclear physicist, engineer, architect and philanthropist, all in one. JRD Tata described Dr Bhabha as a Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966) was a pioneering Indian nuclear physicist and academician, who is saluted as the ‘father of the Indian Nuclear Program’ in India. He instituted the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), the first Nuclear Research Centre in India. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), which is directly overseen by the Indian Prime Minister, was also envisioned and established by Homi J. Bhabha under the name Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET). He was also ...