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Yash Pal

1926 - 2017

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Yash Pal (26 November 1926 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian scientist, educator and educationist. He was known for his contributions to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he became one of the leading science communicators of the country. Starting his career at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), he later remained Chairman of the University Grants Commission from 1986 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yash Pal is the 834th most popular physicist (down from 793rd in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 113th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Pakistani Physicist.

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Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, Yash Pal ranks 834 out of 851. Before him are Juris Upatnieks, Marcia Barbosa, Gian Francesco Giudice, Jacqueline Hewitt, Victoria Kaspi, and Nathan Seiberg. After him are Deborah S. Jin, Paul Ginsparg, Carlos Frenk, Charles L. Bennett, Nima Arkani-Hamed, and Neil Turok.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Yash Pal ranks 560. Before him are Kenneth Richmond, Mathilde Krim, John Dingell, Eric Morecambe, Nalini Jaywant, and Johnny Boyd. After him are Richard Schweiker, Shakti Samanta, Sergio Franchi, Harris Wofford, and Mario Miranda. Among people deceased in 2017, Yash Pal ranks 648. Before him are Ben Barres, Dirk Hafemeister, Dick Gregory, Javier Valdez Cárdenas, Marek Ostrowski, and Edith Windsor. After him are José Antonio Alonso, Hiep Thi Le, Lorna Gray, Mundell Lowe, Nelsan Ellis, and Helen Dunmore.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Yash Pal ranks 160 out of 217. Before him are Bina Rai (1931), Hamid Mir (1966), Fahmida Mirza (1956), Imran Abbas (1977), Abida Parveen (1954), and Nazia Hassan (1965). After him are Salma Agha (1956), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Iqbal Theba (1963), Hussain Shah (1964), and Chetan Anand (1915).

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Among PHYSICISTS In Pakistan

Among physicists born in Pakistan, Yash Pal ranks 3. Before him are Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910), and Abdus Salam (1926). After him are Nergis Mavalvala (1968).

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