Govind Swarup
Indian radio astronomer (1929-2020) · India · On the map · Scientists · Died at 91
Govind Swarup was a pioneer in radio astronomy. In addition to research contributions in multiple areas of astronomy and astrophysics, he was a driving force behind the building of "ingenious, innovative and powerful observational facilities for front-line research in radio astronomy".
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2020Died7 September 20202007Grote Reber MedalAward2006Herschel MedalAward2001H K Firodia awardsAward1993Gujar Mal Modi Science AwardAward1990John Howard Dellinger MedalAward1988TWAS Prize for PhysicsAward1987Meghnad Saha MedalAward1984Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis MedalAward1974Jawarharlal Nehru FellowshipAward1973Padma Shri in science & engineeringAward1972Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and TechnologyAward1929Born1 January 1929
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India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2020 · aged 91
The same award as Govind
Calyampudi Radhakrishna RaoBoth received Meghnad Saha Medal
A. S. Kiran KumarBoth received Gujar Mal Modi Science AwardRajesh GopakumarBoth received TWAS Prize for PhysicsGerald NeugebauerBoth received Herschel Medal
John Paul WildBoth received Herschel Medal