Manikanchan by Ranjan Bandyopadhyay [Hardcover]

"Manilal Bhumik was born in 1931 in a poor village in Tamluk. He spent his childhood in a hut and did not even have shoes at the age of sixteen. Through courage, dedication, tireless struggle, intelligence, original thinking, and sheer talent, he became an international Bengali. He is the inventor of the excimer laser. After researching electronic energy transfer at IIT, Mani went to the University of California on a Sloan Foundation Fellowship. From there, he became the Research Director at Northrop Corporation Laboratories. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the American Physical Society. Currently, he is the president of Cosmogenics, a company that researches space.

Mani Bhumik's recent research on the ‘Anthropic Cosmological Principle’ suggests that the universe is incomplete without the participation of conscious beings like us. His current life is like a fairy tale, light years away from the familiar Bengali life. How did a poor man like Manilal reach the pinnacle of fame and wealth abroad? To answer this question, Ranjan Bandopadhyay first visited Tamluk, Bhumik's village, and home. Later, he went to Los Angeles, to Bhumik's secluded luxurious residence and his laboratory. ‘Monikanchan’ is the essence of a long, laborious search and research: the story of an incredible success of a poor Bengali. This book is the first authorized biography of Mani Bhumik."