“FATHER OF INDIAN SPACE PROGRAM” VIKRAM SARABHAI was an Indian physicist and Astronomer He established the VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTER THUMBA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, AHMADABAD is also established by him.
“HIS LIFE CONTRIBUTIONS” VIKRAM SARABHAI was born on 12th August, 1919 in Ahmadabad, INDIA. He shifted to UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE ENGLAND” for his studies where he concentrated on the studies in Natural Sciences. After Returning from England, he researched about “COSMIC RAYS”under Sir CHANDRASEKHARA VENKATA RAMAN. In 1945 he returned back to CAMBRIDE UNIVERSITY, ENGLAND to gain a doctorate and wrote a theory “COSMIC RAY INVESTIGATION IN TROPICAL LATITUDES” in 1947
He Founded the “PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY’ in Ahmadabad in 1947. Realizing the need for quality and professional education in INDIA,He started “INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT” in Ahmadabad in 1962.
He convinced the Government about the importance of Space programme, he established “NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR SPACE RESEARCH” later renamed as “INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION” (ISRO) . DR.”HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA” Known as the father of “INDIA’S NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM” Supported VIKRAM SARABHAI in setting up the “First Rocket launching station in THUMBA ,THIRUVANANDHAPURAM”;It’s known as VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTER [VSSE]NOVEMBER The First Rocket from VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTER was launched on NOVEMBER 21,1963″.
After that, he started a project for the design and launch of an INDIAN SATELLITE .As a result, INDIAS FIRST SATELLITE ARYABHATTA” was put in orbit in 1975 by RUSSIA
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NAME-VIKRAM AMBALA SARABHAI
DATE OF BIRTH- 12TH AUGUST 1919 PLACE OF BIRTH-AHMADABAD, BOMBAY, BRITISH INDIA. NATIONALITY-INDIAN
LIFE PARTNER-MRINALINI SARABHAI EDUCATION-GUJARAT COLLEGE, AHMADABAD –UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND HIS ESTABLISHMENTS-PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY[PRL] , AHMADABAD
-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT [IIM], AHMADABAD -VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTER [VSSC] THIRUVANANDHAPURAM -ELECTRONICS CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED[ECIL],HYDERABAD -URANIUM CORPORATION OF INDIA [UCIL], BIHAR AWARDS-PADMA BHUSHAN [1966] -PADMA VIBHUSHAN [1972] DIED-30th DECEMBER 1971 [AGED-52] PLACE OF DEATH-KOVALAM ,THIRUVANANDHAPURAM.
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