The second season of Rocket Boys has returned a little over a year after the first season.
The second season of Rocket Boys has returned a little over a year after the first season.
The series, which stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, spans three crucial decades of India’s history and centres around scientists Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
The series, which stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh, spans three crucial decades of India’s history and centres around scientists Dr Homi J Bhabha and Dr Vikram Sarabhai.
Pioneers of the Indian Space Mission, the duo are the most important figures in the history of India’s formative years in the field of science.
Pioneers of the Indian Space Mission, the duo are the most important figures in the history of India’s formative years in the field of science.
Born on 30 October 1900, Homi J Bhabha went against his family’s wishes to become a scientist. His father wanted him to be an engineer instead, so he could eventually join the Tata Iron and Steel Company in Jamshedpur.
Born on 30 October 1900, Homi J Bhabha went against his family’s wishes to become a scientist. His father wanted him to be an engineer instead, so he could eventually join the Tata Iron and Steel Company in Jamshedpur.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was born into a family of industrialists in 1919. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement against the British government.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was born into a family of industrialists in 1919. He actively participated in the Quit India Movement against the British government.
Both the scientists went on to get their degrees from the University of Cambridge. While Sarabhai returned to India for research, World War II compelled Bhabha to stay back.
Both the scientists went on to get their degrees from the University of Cambridge. While Sarabhai returned to India for research, World War II compelled Bhabha to stay back.
The war broke out when Bhabha was on a vacation in his homeland. He decided to join the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, as a reader in 1939.
The war broke out when Bhabha was on a vacation in his homeland. He decided to join the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, as a reader in 1939.
Sarabhai was one of the first to emphasise the importance of India’s own space programme, while Bhabha encouraged the peaceful use of atomic energy and was against manufacturing atomic bombs.
Sarabhai was one of the first to emphasise the importance of India’s own space programme, while Bhabha encouraged the peaceful use of atomic energy and was against manufacturing atomic bombs.
Both are credited with opening some of the most prestigious institutes in the country.
Both are credited with opening some of the most prestigious institutes in the country.
In 1954, Bhabha established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on the campus of IISc and Sarabhai established the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.
In 1954, Bhabha established the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on the campus of IISc and Sarabhai established the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad.
While Bhabha died in a plane crash in 1966, Sarabhai passed away after a heart attack in 1971.
While Bhabha died in a plane crash in 1966, Sarabhai passed away after a heart attack in 1971.
Together, the two set the stage for both science and governance in India, and led the newly independent nation into a new era.
Together, the two set the stage for both science and governance in India, and led the newly independent nation into a new era.
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