Meghnad Saha belongs to the record of science as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Meghnad Saha as Bengali astrophysicist (1893–1956).
Meghnad Saha was born at Dhaka in 1893. His recorded nationality is British Raj. He was educated at University of Calcutta and Presidency University.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, national institutions, mass media and mass politics changed both the scale of a career and its risks.
The record gives his occupations as university teacher, astrophysicist and physicist.
His affiliations include University of Calcutta.
His principal work is A Text Book Of Heat. A scientific contribution counts if the next generation could build on it without re-checking.
His recorded fields of work are physics and astronomy.
His work was formally recognised with the Fellow of the Royal Society.
That the work was done from British Raj matters. Opportunity has never been evenly distributed, and where a person is based shapes which doors open and whose work gets seen.
Meghnad Saha died in 1956 at the age of 63. The work outlived the arguments around it.
Achievements
- Notable work: A Text Book Of Heat
- Affiliated with University of Calcutta
- Educated at University of Calcutta, Presidency University and Dhaka College
- Worked as university teacher, astrophysicist and physicist
