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Dr. Homi Bhabha was a physicist who founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (1945) and the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay — renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre after him. He planned India's three-stage nuclear power programme.
Key contributions
- Bhabha scattering and the cascade theory of cosmic-ray showers
- Founded TIFR and BARC
- Designed the three-stage nuclear power programme using India's thorium