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Meghnad Saha

Meghnad Saha
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Meghnad Saha was an Indian astrophysicist and politician who helped devise the theory of thermal ionisation. His Saha ionisation equation allowed astronomers to accurately relate the spectral classes of stars to their actual temperatures.

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  1. Albert Szent-GyörgyiSeptember 16, 1893 – October 22, 1986
  2. Christopher Kelk IngoldOctober 28, 1893 – December 8, 1970
  3. Edward Adelbert DoisyNovember 13, 1893 – October 23, 1986
  4. Harold UreyApril 29, 1893 – January 5, 1981
  5. Hilda GeiringerSeptember 28, 1893 – March 22, 1973
  6. Meghnad Saha (this page)October 6, 1893 – February 16, 1956

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