Meghnad Saha Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Meghnad Saha, based on 2 World History Database records associated with India.

2 records1920–19212 events1 places

Chronological biography

1920

Ionization Equation1920

Science / Astronomy · Astrophysicist · Calcutta

Meghnad Saha formulates the thermal ionization equation that links stellar temperatures with the ionization states seen in spectra.

1921

Stellar Spectra1921

Science / Astronomy · Astrophysicist · Calcutta

Saha applies ionization theory to explain changes in stellar spectral lines as functions of temperature and pressure.

Titles and roles

Astrophysicist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.