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Bhabha and electronics


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1 Former Director of Electronics and Instrumentation Group BARC and C&MD, ECIL; Sriniketan, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
2 Former Director of Raja Ramanna Centre of Advanced Technology and C&MD ECIL; Electronics and Instrumentation Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
3 Former Director of Electronics and Instrumentation Group BARC; Electronics and Instrumentation Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
 

This article surveys the impact of Homi Bhabha’s visio­nary initiatives in the area of electronics in India. We begin by surveying the early years at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and the Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay that nucleated these activities and gave shape to Bhabha’s conviction on the importance of electronics for the growth of science and technology and nuclear energy in the country. We trace the evolution of indigenous technology in the areas of nuclear electronics, instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants, and assess their impact. This is followed by a review of the role of the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd in the growth of indigenous electronics in the country. We conclude with an appraisal of the current state of electronics in India.
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Authors

Y. S. Mayya
Former Director of Electronics and Instrumentation Group BARC and C&MD, ECIL; Sriniketan, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094, India
Debashis Das
Former Director of Raja Ramanna Centre of Advanced Technology and C&MD ECIL; Electronics and Instrumentation Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
P. P. Marathe
Former Director of Electronics and Instrumentation Group BARC; Electronics and Instrumentation Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India

Abstract


This article surveys the impact of Homi Bhabha’s visio­nary initiatives in the area of electronics in India. We begin by surveying the early years at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai and the Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay that nucleated these activities and gave shape to Bhabha’s conviction on the importance of electronics for the growth of science and technology and nuclear energy in the country. We trace the evolution of indigenous technology in the areas of nuclear electronics, instrumentation and control systems for nuclear power plants, and assess their impact. This is followed by a review of the role of the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd in the growth of indigenous electronics in the country. We conclude with an appraisal of the current state of electronics in India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi3%2F330-342