been published in seven languages. Books in Bengali Bishwa Jeebani: Biography of the Universe (): Ananda Publishers, Kolkata, 2007 Bijñāne Ishwarer Sanket (, ): Translation of Codename God, released in 2010 Brahma Satya Jagat Satya : Upanishad-Bijñān-Rabindranath (): Ananda Publishers, Kolkata, 2012 The title of the book means "Brahman and the Universe – Both are true", which runs counter to the ninth century edict of the Hindu spiritual leader Śaṅkarāchārya in his famous poem, This book topped the bestseller list of the Anandabazar Patrika in the non-fiction category. Ami Naren: Bideshe Vivekananda (): Patra Bharati Pablisher, Kolkata, February, 2013 On the bestseller list of the Anandabazar Patrika, February 15, 2013 Hello Einstein: Chena Nam Achena Galpa (): Ananda Pablisher, Kolkata 2014 On the bestseller list of the Anandabazar Patrika, March 15, 2014 Honors and awards Elected fellow of the American Physical Society, 1976. Elected fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for development of high power lasers and new laser systems, 1982. Received honorary D.Sc. for lifetime academic achievement in 1995 from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Received Mahatma Gandhi Humanitarian Award, 2005, from the Indian American Heritage Foundation Received Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award, one of the most prestigious civilian awards given by the Government of India to honor an exceptionally successful and meritorious Indian residing abroad for his extraordinary contribution, 2010 Received the prestigious Padma Shri Award 2011 from Government of India for distinguished service in science and engineering. Received Chaudhuri Award for extraordinary achievements in science by California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, May 4, 2013. UCLA Established Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics in 2016. Received UCLA Physical Sciences Centennial Visionary Award in 2021. Notes References Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science, published by The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2005; Penguin Books, April 2006; Audio book by AudioFile, Portland, Maine, 2007; Paperback edition by Crossroad, 2008. Walter Thirring quote: CODENAME GOTT () published by Seifert Verlag, Vienna, 2011. External links Google Scholar Cosmogenics Cosmotoons, Inc. Mani L. Bhaumik Institute for Theoretical Physics at UCLA 1931 births Living people 20th-century Bengalis Bengali Hindus Bengali scientists Bengali physicists Indian emigrants to the United States Indian autobiographers Indian memoirists 20th-century Indian physicists 21st-century Indian physicists 20th-century American physicists 21st-century American physicists Scottish Church College alumni University of Calcutta alumni IIT Kharagpur alumni American Hindus American people of Bengali descent Recipients