Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
From Missile Man of India to People's President
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at various events spreading his wisdom
Here's a time line of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam:
- 1931: Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam on October 15, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
- 1954: Graduates in Physics from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, in 1954.
- 1960: Gains degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.
- 1969: Transferred to ISRO from the DRDO.
- 1980: India enters the space club by putting the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit with the first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III),
developed under the stewardship of Dr. Kalam
- 1980s-1990s: As the chief of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, he was responsible for the development and
operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles.
- 1992-1999: works as Chief Scientific Advisor to the PM and Secretary of the DRDO.
- 1998: India conducts the Pokhran II nuclear tests in May with Dr. Kalam as the chief project coordinator.
- 1999-2001: Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
- 2002-2007: President of India
"I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who needs help… Because beauty is required in the heart, not in face…"
-- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his Wikipedia
entry
Here's a time line of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam:
- 1931: Born Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam on October 15, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
- 1954: Graduates in Physics from Saint Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli, in 1954.
- 1960: Gains degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology.
- 1969: Transferred to ISRO from the DRDO.
- 1980: India enters the space club by putting the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit with the first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III),
developed under the stewardship of Dr. Kalam - 1980s-1990s: As the chief of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, he was responsible for the development and
operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles. - 1992-1999: works as Chief Scientific Advisor to the PM and Secretary of the DRDO.
- 1998: India conducts the Pokhran II nuclear tests in May with Dr. Kalam as the chief project coordinator.
- 1999-2001: Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
- 2002-2007: President of India
"I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who needs help… Because beauty is required in the heart, not in face…"
-- Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
If you have time, you should read more about this incredible human being on his Wikipedia entry