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WELCOME. MEGNAD SAHA A pioneer in astro physics. Born 6 :October 1893,Shaoratoli , Dhaka, Bengal, British India Died: 16 February 1956 (aged 62)Delhi , India Residence: India Nationality :Indian Fields :Physics and Mathematics Institutions: Allahabad University,
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MEGNAD SAHA A pioneer in astro physics
Born 6 :October 1893,Shaoratoli, Dhaka, Bengal, British India • Died: 16 February 1956 (aged 62)Delhi, India • Residence: India • Nationality :Indian • Fields :Physics and Mathematics • Institutions: Allahabad University, University of Calcutta, Imperial College London • Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science • Alma mater:Dhaka College, University of Calcutta • Known for :Thermal ionization &Saha ionization equation
“Scientists are often accused of living in the “Ivory Tower” and not troubling their mind with realities and apart from my association with political movements in my juvenile years, I had lived in ivory tower up to 1930. But science and technology are as important for administration now-a-days as law and order. I have gradually glided into politics because I wanted to be of some use to the country in my own humble way.”
“He (Saha) was extremely simple, almost austere, in his habits and personal needs. Outwardly, he sometimes gave an impression of being remote, matter of fact, and even harsh, but once the outer shell was broken, one invariably found in him a person of extreme warmth, deep humanity, sympathy and understanding; and though almost altogether unmindful of his own personal comforts, he was extremely solicitous in the case of others. It was not in his nature to placate others. He was a man of undaunted spirit, resolute determination, untiring energy and dedication.” D. S. Kothari in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the National Institute of Sciences of India, Vol.2, New Delhi, 1970
1. The Principles of Relativity (with S.N. Bose) Calcutta University, Calcutta, 1920. (It was a translation of Einstein’s papers on theory of relativity). 2. Treatise on Heat (with B.N. Srivastava), Indian Press, Allahabad, 1931. 3. Junior Text-Book on Heat (with B.N. Srivastava), Indian Press, Allahabad, 1932. 4. Treatise on Modern Physics, Vol-1 (with N.K. Saha) Indian Press, Allahabad, 1934. 5. My Experience in Soviet Russia, Bookman Inc, Calcutta, 1947. BOOKS WRITTEN BY SAHA
SAHA’s ionisation equation
