B. V. Sreekantan Indian Physicist
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| Birthday |
30th June, 1925
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| Birthplace |
Nanjangud, Karnataka, India
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| Died |
2019
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| Place of Death |
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation Text |
Astrophysicist
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| Occupation |
Physicist
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| Year(s) Active |
Since 1948
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Badanaval Venkatasubba Sreekantan (born 30 June 1925) is an Indian high-energy astrophysicist and a former associate of Homi J. Bhabha at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). He is also a Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Known for his studies in the fields of cosmic rays, elementary particles, and high-energy X-ray astronomics, Sreekantan is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies namely, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy and the National Academy of Sciences, India as well as the Maharashtra Academy of Sciences. He was also an associate of Bruno Rossi at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in 1988.
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