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| fields = [[Physics]] | | fields = [[Physics]] | ||
| workplaces = [[University of California, Los Angeles]]<br>[[California State University, Long Beach]] | | workplaces = [[University of California, Los Angeles]]<br>[[California State University, Long Beach]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[BSc]], [[MSc]])<br>[[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]] ([[PhD]]) | | alma_mater = [[University of Calcutta]] ([[BSc]], [[MSc]])<br>[[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]] ([[PhD]]) | ||
| academic_advisors = [[Satyendranath Bose]] | | academic_advisors = [[Satyendranath Bose]] | ||
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'''Mani Lal Bhaumik''' is an [[Indian American]] physicist and a bestselling author.<ref>Los Angeles Times Bestsellers list for June 26, 2005. Nonfiction. By his life he shows us with the help of strong desire of getting something , human can do impossible works., item 10</ref> | '''Mani Lal Bhaumik''' is an [[Indian American]] physicist and a bestselling author.<ref>Los Angeles Times Bestsellers list for June 26, 2005. Nonfiction. By his life he shows us with the help of strong desire of getting something , human can do impossible works., item 10</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Ahona |title=Mani Bhaumik aims to produce the next Nobel laureate from India. Will he succeed? |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/mani-bhaumik-aims-to-produce-the-next-nobel-laureate-from-india-will-he-succeed/articleshow/10648688.cms |website=The Economic Times}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Bhaumik was born on March 30, 1931 in a small village in Tamluk, [[Midnapore district|Medinipore]], [[West Bengal, India]] and attended the Kola Union High School.<ref>"Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science", The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2005; Penguin Books, April 2006</ref><ref>Bengali Biography entitled " MANIKANCHAN" by Ronjan Banergee, Ananda Publishers, 1999, ISBNA 81-7215-568-9</ref> As a teenager, Bhaumik spent some time with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in his Mahisadal camp. He received a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree from [[Scottish Church College]] and an M. Sc. from the [[Rajabazar Science College]] campus of [[University of Calcutta]]. He won the attention of [[Satyendra Nath Bose]] (creator of the [[Bose–Einstein statistics]]) who encouraged his prodigious curiosity. Bhaumik became the first student to receive a | Mani Lal Bhaumik was born in a Bengali<ref>https://mea.gov.in/articles-in-indian-media.htm?dtl/13814/From+a+village+boy+150m+and+example+to+follow</ref> Mahishya family on March 30, 1931 in a small village in Tamluk, [[Midnapore district|Medinipore]], [[West Bengal, India]] and attended the Kola Union High School.<ref>"Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science", The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2005; Penguin Books, April 2006</ref><ref>Bengali Biography entitled " MANIKANCHAN" by Ronjan Banergee, Ananda Publishers, 1999, ISBNA 81-7215-568-9</ref> His father Binodhar<ref>https://mea.gov.in/articles-in-indian-media.htm?dtl/13814/From+a+village+boy+150m+and+example+to+follow</ref> Bhaumik was a notable freedom fighter. As a teenager, Bhaumik spent some time with [[Mahatma Gandhi]] in his Mahisadal camp. He received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree from [[Scottish Church College]] and an [[Master of Science|M.Sc.]] degree from the [[Rajabazar Science College]] campus of [[University of Calcutta]]. He won the attention of [[Satyendra Nath Bose]] (creator of the [[Bose–Einstein statistics]]) who encouraged his prodigious curiosity. Bhaumik became the first student to receive a doctorate from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur]] when he received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] degree in [[quantum physics]] in 1958.<ref name=ievillageexample>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/from-a-village-boy-150m-and-example-to-follow/836608/0 From a village boy, $150m and example to follow], Shiv Sahay Singh, Thu Aug 25 2011, Kolkata</ref> His thesis was on Resonant Electronic Energy Transfers, a subject he would have cause to use in his work with lasers. | ||
==Scientific career== | ==Scientific career== | ||
Receiving a Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 1959, Bhaumik went to the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (UCLA) for | Receiving a Sloan Foundation Fellowship in 1959, Bhaumik went to the [[University of California Los Angeles]] (UCLA) for a position as [[Postdoctoral researcher]]. In 1961, he joined the Quantum Electronics Division at Xerox Electro-Optical Systems in Pasadena and began his career as a laser scientist. Concurrently, he taught Quantum physics and Astronomy at the [[California State University]] at [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]]. In 1968, he was enlisted by the Northrop Corporate Research Laboratory, where he rose to become the director of the Laser Technology Laboratory and led a team that made pioneering contributions in research on [[excimer laser]] technology. One of the papers on this research was presented at the Denver, [[Colorado]] meeting of the [[Optical Society of America]] in March 1973.<ref>5. E. Ault. M.L. Bhaumik, W.H. Hughes, R. Jensen, A. Kolb, and J. Shannon, Xe Laser Operation at 1730 Ǻ., Journal of the Optical Society of America. Vol.63, (7), 907-907 (1973).</ref><ref>Laser Focus, May 1973, Vol. 9, #5, Page 10-14 “The News in Focus"</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Ault|first1=E.|last2=Bhaumik|first2=M.|last3=Hughes|first3=W.|last4=Jensen|first4=R.|last5=Robinson|first5=C.|last6=Kolb|first6=A.|last7=Shannon|first7=J.|date=October 1973|title=Xenon molecular laser in the vacuum ultraviolet|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1973.1077396|journal=IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics|volume=9|issue=10|pages=1031–1032|doi=10.1109/jqe.1973.1077396|bibcode=1973IJQE....9.1031A|issn=0018-9197}}</ref> At this meeting, Bhaumik presented substantial evidence to demonstrate for the first time that an excimer laser could be efficient and powerful enough for practical utilization. The application of excimer lasers in Lasik eye surgery has resulted in vision correction in many cases.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-16|title=LASIK Evolution|url=http://arizonalasik.com/technology/lasik-evolution/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Arizona Lasik|language=en-US}}</ref> Excimer Laser is also used for difficult-to-treat skin diseases including psoriasis and vitiligo.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Psoriasis - Symptoms and causes|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/psoriasis/symptoms-causes/syc-20355840|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Mayo Clinic|language=en}}</ref> The most widespread application of excimer laser has been in photolithography,<ref name="Jain1987">{{cite journal | ||
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}}</ref> a critical technology used in the manufacturing of microelectronic devices like cell phones. His contributions to the development of new and high power lasers merited his election by his peers to be a fellow of both the [[American Physical Society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/memb-sec/profile/ListMembers.cfm|title=APS Central Authentication Service}}</ref> and the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/fellowsDirectory.html#|title=IEEE IEEE Fellows Directory}}</ref> | }}</ref> a critical technology used in the manufacturing of microelectronic devices like cell phones. His contributions to the development of new and high power lasers merited his election by his peers to be a fellow of both the [[American Physical Society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/memb-sec/profile/ListMembers.cfm|title=APS Central Authentication Service}}</ref> and the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/fellows/fellowsDirectory.html#|title=IEEE IEEE Fellows Directory|website=[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]] (IEEE)}}</ref> | ||
Bhaumik's current interest is performing innovative theoretical physics research<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bhaumik|first=Mani L.|date=2015-12-11|title=Was Albert Einstein Wrong on Quantum Physics? | Bhaumik's current interest is performing innovative theoretical physics research<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bhaumik|first=Mani L.|date=2015-12-11|title=Was Albert Einstein Wrong on Quantum Physics?|journal=Quanta|volume=4|issue=1|pages=35|doi=10.12743/quanta.v4i1.47|arxiv=1511.05098|issn=1314-7374|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name="Bhaumik2016">{{cite journal | ||
| author = Bhaumik, M. L. | | author = Bhaumik, M. L. | ||
| title = Deciphering the enigma of wave-particle duality | | title = Deciphering the enigma of wave-particle duality | ||
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==Books, media, and philanthropic activities== | ==Books, media, and philanthropic activities== | ||
His search spanned a decade and led him to the inference that the One Source at the hub of all spiritual traditions is grounded in scientific reality and not a mere creation of blind faith. He also argues that science and spirituality are indeed two sides of the same coin, the coin being that unique human consciousness that allows us to perceive both ourselves and objective reality.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Huxley|first=Aldous | His search spanned a decade and led him to the inference that the One Source at the hub of all spiritual traditions is grounded in scientific reality and not a mere creation of blind faith. He also argues that science and spirituality are indeed two sides of the same coin, the coin being that unique human consciousness that allows us to perceive both ourselves and objective reality.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Huxley|first=Aldous|title=The perennial philosophy|publisher=Harper Perennial Modern Classics|year=2009|isbn=978-0061724947|edition=1 Jan 2009|location=New York}}</ref> Therefore, he argues in his book ''Code Name God'' (Crossroads Publishing), the big divide between science and spirituality can be bridged. The trick, Bhaumik asserts, is to see things in an entirely new light–a light shed upon by the recent revelations of quantum physics and cosmology. He now devotes much of his time and energy to bringing this message to the public, including its younger members, for whom he has recently published The Cosmic Detective (Penguin 2008), a primer on cosmology, and created an award winning animated television series, ''[[Cosmic Quantum Ray]]'', which air on the [[Discovery Family|Hub Network]] and many other networks worldwide. | ||
Bhaumik has instituted an annual International Award through the UCLA Neuropsychiatry Institute to acknowledge the best scientific evidence demonstrating the effect of mind in healing. He has been involved in numerous community activities through his association with the Los Angeles Bombay Sister City Association; the Los Angeles St. Petersburg Sister City association; the Long Beach Calcutta sister City Association and others. He has donated to various charitable organizations including the Thalians of Los Angeles. He also established the Bhaumik Educational Foundation, based in Kolkata, which provides full scholarships to needy but brilliant students who wish to apply themselves to studies in science and technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mani Bhaumik Educational Foundation|url=http://www.drmanibhaumik.com/foundation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016 he also made an $11 million gift to UCLA to establish an Institute of Theoretical Physics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Mani L. Bhaumik {{!}} Bhaumik Institute|url=http://bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu/biography|access-date=2021-03-11|website=bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu}}</ref> He has also established AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/page/mani-l-bhaumik-award-public-engagement-science|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.aaas.org|language=en}}</ref> awarded to international contributors. | Bhaumik has instituted an annual International Award through the UCLA Neuropsychiatry Institute to acknowledge the best scientific evidence demonstrating the effect of mind in healing. He has been involved in numerous community activities through his association with the Los Angeles Bombay Sister City Association; the Los Angeles St. Petersburg Sister City association; the Long Beach Calcutta sister City Association and others. He has donated to various charitable organizations including the Thalians of Los Angeles. He also established the Bhaumik Educational Foundation, based in Kolkata, which provides full scholarships to needy but brilliant students who wish to apply themselves to studies in science and technology.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mani Bhaumik Educational Foundation|url=http://www.drmanibhaumik.com/foundation.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016 he also made an $11 million gift to UCLA to establish an Institute of Theoretical Physics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biography of Mani L. Bhaumik {{!}} Bhaumik Institute|url=http://bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu/biography|access-date=2021-03-11|website=bhaumik-institute.physics.ucla.edu}}</ref> He has also established AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science<ref>{{Cite web|title=AAAS Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science|url=https://www.aaas.org/page/mani-l-bhaumik-award-public-engagement-science|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.aaas.org|language=en}}</ref> awarded to international contributors. | ||
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===The Cosmic Detective=== | ===The Cosmic Detective=== | ||
Published in 2009 by Penguin ({{ISBN|9780143330691}}), The Cosmic Detective is a primer on modern cosmology for the general but scientifically inclined reader. It was selected as an official book by the secretariat of the [[International Year of Astronomy]] (IYA2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Mani Bhaumik, physicist, honoured by appointment as the first IYA2009 Patron|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRI_Sciectists/USA/A_Z/B/Dr_Mani_Bhaumik/index.htm}}</ref> declared by the [[UN General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/books/detail/cosmic_detective/index.html|title=The Cosmic Detective - Astronomy 2009}}</ref> The slogan of [[IYA2009]] was "THE UNIVERSE -YOURS TO DISCOVER," an exhortation for us to reevaluate our place in it in light of the revolutionary discoveries of modern cosmology. The presentation of the discoveries of modern cosmology in this book has been praised by experts as well as others interested in the field | Published in 2009 by Penguin ({{ISBN|9780143330691}}), The Cosmic Detective is a primer on modern cosmology for the general but scientifically inclined reader. It was selected as an official book by the secretariat of the [[International Year of Astronomy]] (IYA2009)<ref>{{cite web|title=Dr. Mani Bhaumik, physicist, honoured by appointment as the first IYA2009 Patron|url=http://www.nriinternet.com/NRI_Sciectists/USA/A_Z/B/Dr_Mani_Bhaumik/index.htm}}</ref> declared by the [[UN General Assembly]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.astronomy2009.org/resources/books/detail/cosmic_detective/index.html|title=The Cosmic Detective - Astronomy 2009}}</ref> The slogan of [[IYA2009]] was "THE UNIVERSE -YOURS TO DISCOVER," an exhortation for us to reevaluate our place in it in light of the revolutionary discoveries of modern cosmology. The presentation of the discoveries of modern cosmology in this book has been praised by experts as well as others interested in the field. Catherine Cesarsky, President of the [[International Astronomical Union]] states,"The Cosmic Detective is an inspirational read. Bhaumik tackles topics with impressive scope, yet delves into them with spirit rarely seen. Marrying scientifically accurate text with accessible language is no easy task, but The Cosmic Detective is a proof that it can be done." Walter Thirring, the former head of the theory division at CERN, Geneva, has said, "The Cosmic Detective reveals another of Mani Bhaumik's talents: he is an outstanding science writer to complement his demonstrated scientific insight. He has the unique ability to distill from the voluminous material the essential concepts for the general public." [[Apollo 14]] Astronaut [[Edgar Mitchell]], in his foreword to the book, writes, "Mani Bhaumik builds on recent developments in science to bring us new pictures, larger views and insights about the magnificence of our universe."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Cosmic Detective. Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe.|first=Dr Mani|last=Bhaumik|date=5 January 2009|publisher=Penguin Group|isbn = 978-0143330691}}</ref> The book has been published in seven languages. | ||
==Books in Bengali== | ==Books in Bengali== | ||
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[[Brahman]] is true, universe is false; the living soul is [[Brahman]] alone, no other else.)}} | [[Brahman]] is true, universe is false; the living soul is [[Brahman]] alone, no other else.)}} | ||
::This book topped the [[bestseller]] list of the [[Anandabazar Patrika]] in the non-fiction category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1120512/12pustak4.html|archive-url=https://archive. | ::This book topped the [[bestseller]] list of the [[Anandabazar Patrika]] in the non-fiction category.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1120512/12pustak4.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117025744/http://www.anandabazar.com/archive/1120512/12pustak4.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-17|title=আনন্দবাজার পত্রিকা - পুস্তক পরিচয}}</ref> | ||
*Ami Naren: Bideshe Vivekananda ({{ISBN|978-81-8374-188-0}}): Patra Bharati Pablisher, Kolkata, February, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookspatrabharati.com|title=P A T R A B H A R A T I :: P A T R A B H A R A T I}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.banglalive.com/store/p/1669/bengali-story-sharlok-homes-bangla-galper-boi-bangla-golpo-sanjib-chattopadhyay-bhromon-golpo-sahitya-sarodiya-patrika-lalmati-prakashani-nirmal-book-publisher-deys-publiser |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive. | *Ami Naren: Bideshe Vivekananda ({{ISBN|978-81-8374-188-0}}): Patra Bharati Pablisher, Kolkata, February, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookspatrabharati.com|title=P A T R A B H A R A T I :: P A T R A B H A R A T I}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.banglalive.com/store/p/1669/bengali-story-sharlok-homes-bangla-galper-boi-bangla-golpo-sanjib-chattopadhyay-bhromon-golpo-sahitya-sarodiya-patrika-lalmati-prakashani-nirmal-book-publisher-deys-publiser |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-02-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130407181552/http://www.banglalive.com/store/p/1669/bengali-story-sharlok-homes-bangla-galper-boi-bangla-golpo-sanjib-chattopadhyay-bhromon-golpo-sahitya-sarodiya-patrika-lalmati-prakashani-nirmal-book-publisher-deys-publiser |archive-date=7 April 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> | ||
::On the [[bestseller]] list of the [[Anandabazar Patrika]], February 15, 2013 | ::On the [[bestseller]] list of the [[Anandabazar Patrika]], February 15, 2013 | ||
*Hello Einstein: Chena Nam Achena Galpa ({{ISBN|978-93-5040-380-8}}): Ananda Pablisher, Kolkata 2014 | *Hello Einstein: Chena Nam Achena Galpa ({{ISBN|978-93-5040-380-8}}): Ananda Pablisher, Kolkata 2014 | ||
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==Honors and awards== | ==Honors and awards== | ||
* Elected fellow of the American Physical Society, 1976.<ref>APS Membership Directory 1996-1997, Page 33</ref> | * Elected fellow of the American Physical Society, 1976.<ref>APS Membership Directory 1996-1997, Page 33</ref> | ||
* Elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for development of high power lasers and new laser systems, 1982.<ref>American Men and Women of Science, 14th Edition, Volume 1, Page 388</ref> | * Elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for development of high power lasers and new laser systems, 1982.<ref>American Men and Women of Science, 14th Edition, Volume 1, Page 388</ref> | ||
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|publisher = University of California, Los Angeles | |publisher = University of California, Los Angeles | ||
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*Received UCLA Physical Sciences Centennial Visionary Award in 2021.<ref name="UCLAcentennial2021">{{cite web | |||
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|title = Division of Physical Sciences Centennial Awards | |||
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}} | {{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Science & Engineering}} | ||
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[[Category:American Hindus]] | [[Category:American Hindus]] | ||
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