Jayant Vishnu Narlikar: Biography, Facts and Career
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Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (19 July 1938 – 20 May 2025) was an Indian astrophysicist who performed research on alternative cosmology. He was also an author who wrote textbooks on cosmology, popular science books, and science fiction novels and short stories. Narlikar studied at Banaras Hindu University and Cambridge University, where he obtained his PhD in 1963 working with Fred Hoyle. After postdoctoral work in Cambridge, in 1972 he was appointed a professor at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. In 1988, he became the first director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA).
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- Full name: Jayant Vishnu Narlikar
- Born: 1938-07-19
- Nationality: India
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q179201
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Jayant Vishnu Narlikar (19 July 1938 – 20 May 2025) was an Indian astrophysicist who performed research on alternative cosmology.
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Jayant Vishnu Narlikar was born on 1938-07-19.
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