Vainu Bappu
Male, Deceased Person
1927 – 1982
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Who was Vainu Bappu?
Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India——including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him—and also contributed to the establishment of the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics. In 1957, he discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect jointly with American astronomer Olin Chaddock Wilson.
He is regarded as the father of modern Indian astronomy.
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- Born
- Aug 10, 1927
India - Education
- Harvard University
- University of Madras
- Died
- Aug 19, 1982
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on July 23, 2013
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