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Bhabha, Homi J.
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Dates of existence
1909 - 1966
History
Homi J. Bhabha (30 October 1909 – 24 January 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist known as the "father of the Indian nuclear program." He founded two of India's most prominent scientific institutions, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET), which was later renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in his honor. He is known for his work on the process of electron-positron scattering, which was later named Bhabha scattering in his honor.