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Satish Dhawan (25 September 1920 – 3 January 2002) was an Indian mathematician and aerospace engineer, widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India.
Jan 3, 2018 · Here’s the inspiring story of Satish Dhawan, the longest (and youngest) serving director of the Indian Institute of Science and the man who shaped India’s space programme.
He is considered by the Indian scientific community to be the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India and one of the most eminent researchers ...
Satish Dhawan retired from IISc in 1981 and ISRO in 1984, continuing as chairman of the Indian Space Commission until his death in 2002, 50 years after he had first arrived in the...
He is most well known for leading India’s space programme to soaring success. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 1981. Born to a civil servant of undivided India in Srinagar on ...
With these and other experiments, Dhawan pioneered experimental fluid dynamics research in India. In Narasimha’s words, “In a very real sense I think Dhawan established at IISc and – by example – elsewhere in the country a tradition of scientific research on engineering problems.”
Rocket scientist Satish Dhawan is often regarded as the architect of India’s space programme owing to the visionary leadership he exhibited.
SATISH DHAWAN, India’s pioneering aerospace scientist and engineer, chair of the Indian Space Research Organization (1972–1984), and director of the Indian Institute of Science (1962–1981), passed away at age 81 on January 3, 2002.
Sep 25, 2023 · Born on September 25, 1920, he took charge of India's space efforts in 1971 after the sudden death of Vikram Sarabhai. In May 1972, Satish Dhawan became the head of India's Department of Space, overseeing both the Space Commission and ISRO, which was just officially established.
Sep 25, 2020 · 25 September 2020 marks the birth centenary of Satish Dhawan, one of India’s most prominent aerospace engineers who drove research in fluid dynamics in the country, headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was IISc’s longest-serving Director.
