Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, who played a key role in the nuclear tests of 1974 and 1998, passed away on Saturday, according to the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). He was 88.
Renowned physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, key in India's nuclear tests, passed away in Mumbai at 88. He directed BARC, led the Atomic Energy Commission, and was India's Principal Scientific Advisor.