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He was the founding director and professor of physics at the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR)
also the founding director of the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) which
was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honour.
TIFR and AEET served as the cornerstone of the Indian nuclear energy and weapons
programme.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honour,in 1954.
Bhabha received several honorary doctoral degrees in science throughout his career: Patna (1944), Lucknow
(1949), Banaras (1950), Agra (1952), Perth (1954), Allahabad (1958), Cambridge (1959), London (1960) and
Padova (1961).
• After the death of Homi Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai was largely responsible for
the establishment and development of nuclear power plants in India.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1966.