Indian Famous Scientists (Part 2)

8. Vikram Sarabhai

Born : August 22 ,1919
Died : December 31 , 1971

Considered the father of the indian space program. Apart from being scientist he was a rare combination of innovator , industrialist and visionary.

9. Anil Kakodkar

He was born on 11 November 1943. Dr . Anil Kakodkar is the great indian nuclear scientist. Currently , He is the chairman of atomic energy commision of india(AECI) and the secretary to the Government of India , Department of atomic energy. He was also director of BhaBha Atomic Research Centre at Trombay.

10. APJ Abdul Kalam

Born - 15 November 1931
The eminent scientist and engineer has also served as the Indian 11th president during 2002 - 2007 . APJ Abdul Kalam is the man who is always full of ideas aimed at the development of India.

11. Birbal SahniBorn : 14 November 1891
Died : 10 April 1949
Birbal Sahni was a renowned palaeobotanist and geologist of India. He is Sahni is credited for setting up the Birbal Sahni Intstitute of Palaeobotany in the state of Uttar Pradesh. In the year 1929 , he received the degree of Sc.D from the University of Cambridge. He was also appointed the fellow of royal society of London , in year 1936 , which is the biggest British scientific honor.

12. Srinivasa Ramanujan

Born : 22 December 1887
Died : 26 April 1920
Srinivasa Ramanujan was a genius mathematician. He is widely believed to be the greatest mathematician of the 20th century. Srinivasa Ramanujan made a significant contribution to the analytical theory of numbers and worked on elliptic functions , continued fractions and infinite series.

13. Dr Shanti Swarup BhatnagarBorn : 21 February 1894
Died : 1 January 1955

A noted scientist of India. His main field is chemistry. His research interests included emulsions , colloids and industrial chemistry reactions. The Bhatnagar - Mathur interface balance , which he
designed along with the physicist R.N.Mathur. This was later manufactured by a British firm. He also composed a beautiful kulgeet (University song) which sang with great reverence prior to functions held in the university.

14. Har Gobind Khorana


Born : 9 January 1922

Har Gobind Khorana is an Americal molecular biologist , who was born to an indian Punjabi family . For his work on the interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis, he was awarded the Nobel prize in the 1968.