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Homi Sethna

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Indian chemical engineer (1923-2010)

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Homi Nusserwanji Sethna was an Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, gaining international fame as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (India) during the time when the first nuclear test, codename Smiling Buddha in Pokhran Test Range in 1974 was conducted.

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1960Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri in science & engineering
Padma Vibhushan

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Homi Nusserwanji Sethna was an Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, gaining international fame as the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (India) during the time when the first nuclear test, codename Smiling Buddha in Pokhran Test Range in 1974 was conducted. He was the primary and central figure in India's civilian nuclear program as well as the construction of nuclear power plants. In 1991, he was appointed as Sheriff of Mumbai.

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India
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2010 · aged 87
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