Theoretical Physicist Thanu Padmanabhan death news has reached the internet. Details on him as well as his family is here.
Thanu Padmanabhan is a renowned physicist and cosmologist. His research spans a wide variety of topics in Quantum Gravity.
Padmanabhan’s first research paper was based on general relativity. The scientist has more than 300 research papers in his name.
India lost one of the prolific physicists and researchers in Thanu Padmanabhan on Friday. Here are details on his death cause and family members.
Thanu Padmanabhan Death Cause
Thanu Padmanabhan’s death cause is a heart attack. His demise was announced on 17 September 2021.
Thanu Padmanabhan died at the age of 61 years old. He suffered a heart attack and collapsed at his residence in Pune.
Though he was rushed to hospital, his life could not be saved. Lately, world-renowned Scientists are mourning his untimely death.
His research linking general relativity and thermodynamics has been widely recognized.
Who Was Thanu Padmanabhan? Wikipedia
Padmanabhan was born in the year 1957, and his birthday is on the 10 of March. He is originally from Thiruvananthapuram.
Besides, the scientist is a Padma Shri Winner and distinguished professor at IUCAA. He was also a university gold medalist.
Very recently, he was selected for the Kerala Sastra Puraskaram. It honors prolific scientists from Kerala and South India.
His most notable works are After The First Three Minutes, Theoretical Astrophysics, and An Invitation to Astrophysics.
Furthermore, He has also co-authored Gravity Gauge Theories and Cosmology with Jayant Narker.
Meet Thanu Padmanabhan Daughter Hamsa Padmanabhan
Thanu Padmanabhan’s daughter Hamsa Padmanabhan is a genius like her father.
She has a Ph.D. in astrophysics from IUCAA. Currently, Hasma works as a Scientist at the University of Geneva.
According to her Linkedin profile, she previously worked for ETH Zurich, IUCAA, and the Canadian Institue for Theoretical Astrophysics.
The father-daughter duo is known for cracking the values of two of the most mysterious numbers in the universe.
Who Is Thanu Padmanabhan Wife?
Thanu Padmanabhan was living with his wife Vasanthi Padmanabhan, in Pune.
His wife holds a Civil Engineering degree and is a Ph.D. in astrophysics from TIFR.
She is now the Professor and Dean at B.S.Abdur Rahman Institute.
Like Thanu, Vasanthi has so many research papers on her name. Her interest is in Environmental Geotechnology and Waste Management.
In 2019, Professor Thanu co-authored with his wife Vasanthi Padmanabhan. They published a book titled “Dawn of Science.”
Furthermore, Vasanthi Padmanabhan also worked as a lecturer at the Hindustan College Of Engineering.