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INCREDIBLE BHARATHIYA
Most of you know who Bharata Ratna Sir Chandrashkhara Venkata
Raman ... Sir.C.V.Raman? And some of you might know what his
achievements are and also that he was a Nobel laureate physicist. But
many of us don't know about his son Venkataraman Radhakrishnan who was
also one of the greatest space scientist that India has seen.
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was born on May 18, 1929 in Tondaripet, a suburb of Chennai to Sir.C.V.Raman and his wife Smt. Lokasundari Ammal.
Venkataraman was a globally renowned space scientist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Prof. Radhakrishnan served on various committees in various capacities. He was the Vice President of the International Astronomical Union during 1988-1994. He served as the Chairman of Commission J ( Radio Astronomy) of the International Union of Radio Sciences (1981–1984).
He was an internationally acclaimed Astrophysicist and also known for his design and fabrication of ultralight aircraft and sailboats.
Radhakrishnan was one of the most respected Radio Astronomers in the world during his time, in that he was associated in one capacity or other with the world’s biggest radio telescopes. He was the member of the Foreign Advisory Committee for the Netherlands Foundation for Radio Astronomy, Steering Committee of the Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Australia, Advisory Committee for the Green Bank Radio Telescope, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA. He was also the Member of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. During the period of 1973–1981 he was a member of the Indian National Committee for Astronomy.
His observations and theoretical insights helped the community in unraveling many mysteries surrounding pulsars, interstellar clouds, galaxy structures and various other celestial bodies.
He had an indigenously built catamaran (a type of boat or a ship) called "El da mer", dedicated to his French wife, in which he went circumventing the globe twice.
He breathed his last on March 3,2011 in Bengaluru.Venkatraman Radhakrishnan was born on May 18, 1929 in Tondaripet, a suburb of Chennai to Sir.C.V.Raman and his wife Smt. Lokasundari Ammal.
Venkataraman was a globally renowned space scientist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Prof. Radhakrishnan served on various committees in various capacities. He was the Vice President of the International Astronomical Union during 1988-1994. He served as the Chairman of Commission J ( Radio Astronomy) of the International Union of Radio Sciences (1981–1984).
He was an internationally acclaimed Astrophysicist and also known for his design and fabrication of ultralight aircraft and sailboats.
Radhakrishnan was one of the most respected Radio Astronomers in the world during his time, in that he was associated in one capacity or other with the world’s biggest radio telescopes. He was the member of the Foreign Advisory Committee for the Netherlands Foundation for Radio Astronomy, Steering Committee of the Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO, Australia, Advisory Committee for the Green Bank Radio Telescope, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, USA. He was also the Member of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad and the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics. During the period of 1973–1981 he was a member of the Indian National Committee for Astronomy.
His observations and theoretical insights helped the community in unraveling many mysteries surrounding pulsars, interstellar clouds, galaxy structures and various other celestial bodies.
He had an indigenously built catamaran (a type of boat or a ship) called "El da mer", dedicated to his French wife, in which he went circumventing the globe twice.
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