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Saha, Meghnad (māgnäd` sä`hä), 1893–1956, Indian physicist. He was a professor at Allahabad Univ. from 1923 to 1938 and a professor and physics department head at Calcutta Univ. from 1938. His theory of high-temperature ionization of elements and its application to stellar atmospheres, expressed in the Saha equation, is fundamental to modern astrophysics; subsequent development of his ideas has led to increased knowledge of the pressure and temperature distributions of stellar atmospheres. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| He received the Academy's Vishwakarma Medal in 1985 and the Meghnad Saha Medal in 1994, and delivered the Sir J. Meghnad Saha and officially inaugurated in January 1950 as a part of University of Calcutta, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is now an autonomous body and is one of the premier institutes in India for basic research in physical and biophysical sciences. |
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