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    Meghnad Saha FRS [1] (6 October 1893 – 16 February 1956) was an Indian astrophysicist who helped devise the theory of thermal ionisation. His Saha ionisation equation allowed astronomers to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures. [2][3][4]

  3. Oct 2, 2024 · Meghnad N. Saha was an Indian astrophysicist noted for his development in 1920 of the thermal ionization equation, which, in the form perfected by the British astrophysicist Edward A. Milne, has remained fundamental in all work on stellar atmospheres.

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  4. Oct 5, 2019 · On 6 February 1956, Meghnad Saha, one of India’s greatest scientists, passed away of a heart attack. October 6 is the 126th birth anniversary of Meghnad Saha and even after a century later, his work is still relevant and revered by scientists and researchers across the world.

  5. Biographical Memoirs :: MEGHNAD SAHA He was an active member of the National Planning Committee appointed by the Indian National Congress in 1938. Saha was chairman or the power and fuels sub-committee, and member of the sub-committee on river training and irrigation.

  6. Oct 6, 2023 · Meghnad Saha, born on 6 October 1893, has even been called the “Darwin of astronomy” by the international press. Born into a ‘lower’ caste family, he went on to become a polymath, politician, and pioneer scientist who made several seminal contributions to the world of physics.

  7. Jul 6, 2023 · Meghnad Saha made significant contributions to the fields of Saha ionization and stellar spectroscopy. His revolutionary work on these subjects, particularly in the area of thermal ionization, has had a lasting impact on our understanding of the universe.

  8. Meghnad Saha was born on October 06, 1893 in the village of Seoratali in the Dhaka (then Dacca) district (now in Bangladesh) of undivided India. He was the fifth child of his parents, Jagannath Saha and Bhubaneswari Devi. His father, Jagannath, was a petty shopkeeper.