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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. Born in Srinagar , Dhawan was educated in India and further on in United States .
Prof. Satish Dhawan was an Indian rocket scientist who was born in Srinagar, India and educated in India and the United States. 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 in the field of turbulence and boundary layers.
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 ...
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...
Satish Dhawan (Photo courtesy: Roddam Narasimha) It was in 1946 that Dhawan arrived at the Guggenheim Aeronautical Laboratory of the California Institute of Technology (GALCIT, now Graduate Aerospace Laboratories), wanting to work with Hans Liepmann.
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.
Prof. Satish Dhawan, one of the pioneers of India’s space journey, was born in Srinagar on September 25, 1920. The Padma Vibhushan awardee was known for his prowess in various fields.
Sep 25, 2023 · It's Satish Dhawan. 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 24, 2020 · Dhawan presided over the development and realisation of India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, and its launch in April 1975. This was followed by three more experimental satellites, Bhaskara 1 & 2...
Satish Dhawan was an Indian mathematician and aerospace engineer, widely regarded as the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India. Born in Srinagar, he was educated in India and the United States.
