Dr. Homi Bhabha – Father of the Atomic Energy in India

A nation isn’t considered a powerful nation until it becomes a nation with nuclear power and arms.

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Homi Bhabha anticipated the power and importance of atomic energy and played a key role – Father of the atomic energy in India.

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Dr. Bhabha was born on October 30, 1909, in Bombay, British India.

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He became the first Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. His career in Nuclear Physics started when he was in the United Kingdom.

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He played an essential role in convincing the Indian government to start an ambitious nuclear program.

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Unfortunately, he fell victim to an airplane crash in Swiss Alps and passed away on 24 January 1966.

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