Thursday, February 12, 2009

Honours and Awards-2: "Dr Mani Lal Bhaumik"

Quoting IANS, SiliconIndia.com informs of a Rare Honour for Indian American Scientist, Dr.Mani Bhaumik. He has been chosen as the Sole Patron for the International year of Astronomy 2009. This year is being observed by UNESCO and The International Astronomical Association as the International Year of Astronomy to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo's astronomical telescope.

Dr Bhaumik is a world-renowned physicist, best-selling author and inventor of excimer laser which is used for eyesight correction. This method popularly known as Lasik Surgery has helped more than fifteen million people world over. He is a multi-millionaire and philanthropist, with hundreds of patents.

More on Dr Bhaumik:

Detailed article on Dr.Mani Bhaumik from Wikipedia (with his photo):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mani_Lal_Bhaumik
"Mani Lal Bhaumik: HELPING THE KIDS STAY AFLOAT"
"Code Name Success" from Indian Life & Style, A Lifestyle Magazine for the Indian American Community (with many color photographs):
Grateful thanks to IANS, SiliconIndia.com, PrideofIndia.net, indianlifeandstyle.com and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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