Thanu Padmanabhan
Thanu Padmanabhan (10 March 1957 – 17 September 2021) was an Indian theoretical physicist and cosmologist. His works fouced on Gravitation, Structure formation in the universe and Quantum Gravity. He was a Distinguished Professor at the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics.[2]
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| Born | 10 March 1957 |
| Died | 17 September 2021 (aged 64) Pune, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Kerala University, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
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| Fields | Physics, Astronomy |
| Institutions | Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics[1] |
Padmanabhan died on 17 September 2021 at the age of 64 from a heart attack in Pune, India.[3]
References
- ↑ Homepage of Padmanabhan. www.iucaa.in. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ IUCAA - People. IUCAA. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ↑ Theoretical physicist Thanu Padmanabhan passes away in Pune (in en). The Indian Express (2021-09-17). Retrieved 2021-09-17.