B. D. Nag Chaudhuri | |
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 B. D. Nag Chaudhuri (second from left, front row) with Prof. Dr. Meghnad Saha and others. | |
| Born | 6 September 1917[1] |
| Died | 25 June 2006 (aged 88)[2] Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Banaras Hindu University Allahabad University University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Employer(s) | Rajabazar Science College University of Calcutta Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Government of India Planning Commission Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Organization(s) | Indian National Science Academy International Foundation for Science, Sweden ITC Sangeet Research Academy |
| Known for | Building India's first cyclotron One of the pioneers of nuclear physics in India |
| Spouse | Dipali Nag |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan |
Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri (6 September 1917 – 25 June 2006) was an Indian Nuclear scientist and academic, and Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. He is known as one of the pioneers of nuclear physics in India. While serving as the Director General to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), he played influential role in Pokhran-I (Smiling Buddha), India's first successful Nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974. He also initiated the first feasibility studies on India's ballistic missile program.
In the early 1970s, as the Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence and chair of the Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology, Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri played an influential role in Smiling Buddha, India's first nuclear test. He also initiated the first feasibility studies on India's ballistic missile program. Later, he also served as a member of the Planning Commission and as Vice Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- ^ "Physicists". Biological Dictionary of Indian Scientists. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ "Dr B D Nagchaudhuri passes away". ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2012.