Bhalchandra Madhav Udgaonkar(), popularly as B.M. Udgaonkar, was an Indian theoretical particle physicist, scientist, educationist and the co-editor of the book, ''A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: Desirable?, Feasible?''.
His contributions have been reported in the development of
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE),
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar and Marathi Vidnyan Parishad (MaViPa). An alumnus of the
Raja Shivaji Vidyalaya (erstwhile King George School),
he is a member of the
Institute of Advanced Study, USA, a scientists' community,
and a former president of the Marathi Vidnyan Parishad.
He is the author of several books
and has contributed content to books written by others.
The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...
, in 1985, for his contributions to science and technology.
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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
Indian particle physicists
20th-century Indian educational theorists
1927 births
2014 deaths
Marathi people
20th-century Indian physicists
Scientists from Maharashtra
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