Key facts
- Born
- 10 August 1927, Chennai
- Died
- 19 August 1982, Munich
- State of birth
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Sector
- Science & space
- Profession
- Indian astronomer (1927-1982)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped to establish several astronomical institutions in India, including the Vainu Bappu Observatory which is named after him, and he 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.
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Timeline
- 1927Born in Chennai
- 1970Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
- 1979Becomes president
- 1982Dies in Munich
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