Dr. Homi Bhabha

By: Vighnesh Hemnani MYP 1

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

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

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

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.

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

Homi Bhabha’s importanceOf 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

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.

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