(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (1931- 2015)

[October-2022]

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (1931- 2015)

• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam (1931- 2015) was Born in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram.
• He was popularly known as People’s President and 'Missile Man'.
• He studied physics and aerospace engineering and was the 11th President of the country from
  2002 and 2007.

Contributions:

• Key role in Pokhran-II nuclear tests which made India a nuclear power.
• Responsible for the development of Indigenous Guided Missiles at DRDO.
• In ISRO, he was the project director of India's first Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III)

Awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna (1997).

Values: Humility, compassion, empathy, rationality, patriotism, etc.

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Courtesy: Science Reporter