| Name(s) |
JAYANT VISHNU
NARLIKAR |
| Date of
Birth |
July 19, 1938 |
|
Identity |
Indian
Astrophysicist. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
Besides scientific papers
and books and popular science literature, he has written science
fiction, novels, and short stories in English, Hindi, and
Marathi. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- A proponent of steady
state cosmology.
- He developed with Sir Fred Hoyle
the conformal gravity theory,
commonly known as
Hoyle–Narlikar theory.
- It synthesizes Albert
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity and
Mach's Principle.
- It proposes that the inertial
mass of a particle is a function of
the masses of all other particles,
multiplied by a coupling constant,
which is a function of cosmic epoch.
In cosmologies based on this theory,
the gravitational constant G
decreases strongly with time.
- He is internationally known for
his work in cosmology, especially in
championing models
alternative to the popular Big Bang
model.
- During 1994–1997, he was
the President of the
Cosmology Commission of the
International Astronomical Union.
- Narlikar was appointed as
the Chairperson of The
Advisory Group for Textbooks in
Science and Mathematics,
the textbook development committee
responsible for developing textbooks
in Science and Mathematics,
published by NCERT (National Council
of Educational Research and
Training), which are used widely as
standard textbooks in many Indian
schools.
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Awards & Accolades |
- Padma Vibhushan
- 2004.
- Padma Bhushan -
1965.
- Rashtra Bhushan
in 1981 from FIE Foundation,
Ichalkaranji.
- Maharashtra Bhushan
Award for the year 2010.
- Bhatnagar Award,
M.P.
- Associate of the Royal
Astronomical Society of
London.
- Fellow of the three
Indian National Science Academies
and the Third World Academy of
Sciences.
- Honoured in 1996 by
UNESCO with the Kalinga
Prize.
- Indira Gandhi Award
of the Indian National Science
Academy in 1990.
- Sahitya Akademi Award
for his autobiography in
Marathi, Chaar Nagarantale Maze
Vishwa - 2014.
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