Narendra Kumar (physicist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, Chhattisgarh, India
About Narendra Kumar (physicist)
- Narendra Kumar (1 February 1940 – 28 August 2017) was an Indian theoretical physicist and a Homi Bhaba Distinguished Professor of the Department of Atomic Energy at Raman Research Institute.
- He was also an honorary professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Known for his research on disordered systems and superconductivity, Kumar was an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies – Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, and National Academy of Sciences, India – as well as the American Physical Society and The World Academy of Sciences.
- The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards, for his contributions to physical sciences in 1985.
- In 2006 he received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour of the Government of India, in the science and engineering category.
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