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- TIFR became the cradle of the country's atomic energy endeavour. The Institute wasn't just about science; it was also about discovering and delivering the benefits drawn from science to Indian society. Given that there was little scientific and industrial infrastructure at the time, TIFR came to play a crucial role.
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JRD Tata, along with Dr Homi Bhabha, was instrumental in making the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research a reality. TIFR became the cradle of the country's atomic energy endeavour. The Institute wasn't just about science; it was also about discovering and delivering the benefits drawn from science to Indian society.
But two men, Dr Homi J Bhabha and JRD Tata, were already thinking ahead. They had the foresight to see what would prop up the country decades hence and to start working towards it in earnest. Their combined efforts convinced the trustees of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) to sponsor, in association with the Government of Bombay, what came to ...
With support from J.R.D. Tata, then chairman of the Tata Group, TIFR was founded on 1 June 1945, and Homi Bhabha was appointed its first director. [4] The institute initially operated within the campus of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore before relocating to Mumbai later that year.
[40] J. R. D. Tata's enthusiasm encouraged Bhabha to send a proposal in March 1944 to Sir Sorab Saklavata, the chairman of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, for establishing a school dedicated to research in fundamental physics. [4] In his proposal he wrote:
Aug 11, 2017 · In June 1945, just before America dropped the atomic bomb on Japan, Bhabha, through a tripartite agreement between the Dorabji Tata Trust, Government of Bombay and the Government of India, set up the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
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He wrote letters about this sorry state of affairs to his friend J.R.D.Tata, the famous entrepreneur and Chairman of Tata & Sons Reading Bhabha’s letters, J.R.D. realized the need for a...
Bhabha enrolled for Mechanical Tripos in Cambridge since his father and his uncle, Sir Dorab wanted him to become an engineer and join the Tata Industries. At Cambridge, Homi’s interests soon...
