S. N. Ghoshal
S. N. Ghoshal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Samarendra Nath Ghoshal 1923 |
| Died | 2007 (age 84) |
| Education | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear physics |
| Workplaces | |
| Emilio Segrè | |
Samarendra Nath Ghoshal (1923 – 2007) was an Indian nuclear physicist and educator. He did some research in this area, particularly early in his career, but spent most of his life in various educational roles in Kolkata and Lucknow, India.[1][2]
Personal life and education
Ghoshal was born in Kolkata in 1923.[1]
Ghoshal completed his Master of Science degree at the University of Calcutta.[2] He earned his doctoral degree at the University of California, Berkeley under the supervision of Emilio Segrè, where he focused on the young field of experimental nuclear physics.[1] In a 1950 paper published in Physical Review, Ghoshal provided experimental support for Niels Bohr's theoretical model of the formation of compound nuclei.[3][1][2] Though this was during the time of his doctoral studies, he planned and completed this experiment and paper while Segrè was away.[1]
Ghoshal became bedridden due to a stroke and died in 2007.[2][1]
Career
During his career, Ghoshal taught at Lucknow University, the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Presidency College, Calcutta, and the University of Calcutta (where he served as Khaira Professor of Physics[4]).[1] Roles in administration included being principal at Presidency College, Calcutta[5] and Director of Public Instruction.[1]
Ghoshal also authored physics textbooks that became widely used in Indian universities,[1][2] including Atomic Physics[4] and Nuclear Physics.[5]
Publications
- Ghoshal, S. N. (1950). "An Experimental Verification of the Theory of Compound Nucleus". Physical Review. 80 (6): 939–942. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.80.939. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- Ghoshal, S. N. (1953). "Letters to the editor: Beta activity of In109". Current Science. 22 (10). Current Science Association: 296–298. ISSN 0011-3891. JSTOR 24053050. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- Ghoshal, S. N.; Baliga, B. B. (1957). "On the Elastic Scattering of Charged Particles by Nuclei in the Intermediate Energy Region". Progress of Theoretical Physics. 17 (4): 556–560. doi:10.1143/PTP.17.556. ISSN 0033-068X. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Chakrabarti, Bhupati (December 2022). "Samarendra Nath Ghoshal: At Home with Nuclear Physics" (PDF). Dream 2047. 25 (12). Vigyan Prasar, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India: 7. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Obituary of S. N. Ghoshal". Physics Today. 2007 (08). 3 August 2007. doi:10.1063/PT.4.2133. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Ghoshal, S. N. (15 December 1950). "An Experimental Verification of the Theory of Compound Nucleus". Physical Review. 80 (6): 939–942. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.80.939.
- 1 2 Ghoshal, S.N. (1990). Atomic Physics (Modern Physics). New Delhi: S. Chand Publishing. ISBN 9788121910958.
- 1 2 Ghoshal, S.N. (1994). Nuclear Physics. New Delhi: S. Chand Publishing. ISBN 9788121904131.
- 1923 births
- 2007 deaths
- Indian nuclear physicists
- 20th-century Indian physicists
- Indian science writers
- Indian textbook writers
- University of California, Berkeley alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Calcutta
- Academic staff of the University of Lucknow
- Scientists from Kolkata
- Academic staff of Presidency University, Kolkata