Dr. Homi Bhabha

1. Dr. Homi Bhabha By: Vighnesh Hemnani MYP 1

2. Why I chose Dr. Homi Bhabha? • My scientist is Dr. Homi Bhabha • No electricity • Research • I found out… • Alternative power - Nuclear power • Dr. Homi Bhabha

3. Who is Homi Bhabha? • Homi Bhabha found a solution to our electricity problem • India suffers from lack of electricity hence Homi Bhabha found out how to use electricity. • First 3 reactors in India

4. What did Homi Bhabha discover? How did he find the solution? • Homi Bhabha wanted to help his own motherland • Homi Bhabha found the problem and solution • Homi Bhabha requested J.R.D Tata to support him for the materials etc. • He went to a conference in Geneva, Canada and Canadian government asked if they could help India to build the reactors • Homi Bhabha asked the Prime Minister for the permission so Canada could help Homi Bhabha • Homi Bhabha’s first step was to make the atomic reactors, the second step was to teach other people about atomic reactors and how to build them

5. Homi Bhabha’s Life - 1 • Homi Bhabha was born on 30th October 1909 • He passed the Senior Cambridge Examination at the age of 15 • He loved mathematics and physics • Homi Bhabha passed the Examination Cambridge University • Continued studies in Theoretical Physics Homi Bhabha worked with Heitler and made a theory on Electron showers in 1930 • In 1940 he joined the Indian Institute of Science leading cosmic rays.

6. Homi Bhabha’s Life - 2 • Thinking for India • Homi Bhabha found out the problem of India and the right solution • He asked J.R.D Tata for help and support • Took permission from the Prime Minister (Mr. Pandit Nehru) to make reactors and take help from Canada • And they FINALLY make the reactors named Cirus, Apsara and Zerlina which is generating power for us even right now. He did this with the help from the Government of India, J R D Tata, and the Canadians. These generators are placed in Tarapur in Maharashtra, Rana Pratap Sagar in Rajasthan and Kalpakam in Tamil Nadu. • Homi Bhabha died in airplane crash in Mout Blanc, Air India Boeing 707 at 24th January 1966

7. Homi Bhabha’s importance • Of the 30 countries with nuclear power, the percentage of electricity supplied by nuclear ranges widely: from a high of 78% in France; to 54% in Belgium; 39% in Republic of Korea; 37 % in Switzerland; 30% in Japan; 19% in the USA; 16 % in Russia; 4 % in South Africa; 2 % in China; About 2 % in India. • India’s requirements are a lot, for the population, factories, work, home etc. • Nuclear Energy is saving natural resources like coal, oil, coal and oil can be depleted in few hundred years • Prime Minister (Dr. Singh) is making big plans to increase nuclear power • By 2050 people predict that India will have 25% more nuclear power in India

8. Will India have the problem which Japan had? • Japan was a place that there would be natural disasters. • In, at least 50 - 100 years how many earthquakes/tsunami/nuclear reactors disrupting has happened? About 3 - 10, so there a very very less chance of India getting into such problems • India is a place where such problems are at very poor chance even if that happens then we could place the generators in a safe places.

9. Bibliography • Sillicon India Blogs (2010), Get Inspired from Great Scientist Dr. Homi Bhabha, Available: http://blogs.siliconindia.com/inspireminds/Get_inspired_from_Great_Scientist_DrHomi_Bhabha-bid-Org5nW9c28153966.html Last accessed: 15th September 2011 • Wired Blogs (2011), Nuclear Power to Explode in India, but China prefers Coal, Available: http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2007/10/nuclear_report Last accessed: 15th September 2011 • IAEA (2010), Nuclear Power Worldwide : Status and Outlook, Available: http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/2007/prn200719.html Last accessed: 15th September 2011

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