| Name(s) |
SATISH DHAWAN |
| Date of
Birth |
September 25, 1920
– Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India. |
| Date of
Death |
January 03, 2002
– India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Aerospace
Engineer. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He is widely regarded as father of experimental fluid
dynamics research in India.
- He succeeded Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the Indian
space programme, as Chairman of the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) in 1972.
- In 1947, he completed a Master of Science in aerospace
engineering and Aeronautical Engineer’s Degree from
California Institute of Technology (CIT).
- Thereafter he completed double PhD. in mathematics and
aerospace engineering.
- He was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), located in Bangalore, where he set-up the country's
first supersonic wind tunnel.
- His contribution in ISRO led to operational systems like
INSAT, a telecommunications satellite; IRS, the Indian
Remote Sensing satellite; and the Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV), that placed India in the league of space
faring nations.
|
|
Awards & Accolades |
- Padma Vibhushan - 1981.
- Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration -
1999.
- Distinguished Alumnus Awards from Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore as well as from California Insititute of
Technology - 1969.
|
|
Commemoration |
Following his death in
2002, the satellite launch centre at Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh, located about 100 km north of Chennai in South India,
was renamed the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. |
|
Other |
His daughter Jyotsna
Dhawan, is a renowned molecular biologist. |
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