Vikram sarabhai biography book
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Vikram Sarabhai
I was aware of Vikram Sarabhai from young age as he has been frequently referred to as the father of the space program in India. Yet very little have I read about him. The true magnitude of influence and imp
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Vikram Sarabhai (English, Paperback, Shah Amrita)
Vikram Sarabhai (1919-71), the renaissance man of Indian science, visualized the impossible and often made it happen. Founder of India's space programme, Vikram dreamed of communication satellites that would educate people at a time when even a modest rocket programme seemed daring; of huge agricultural complexes serviced by atomic power and desalinated sea water. He envisioned research technology that would free Indian industry from foreign dependence, and of a world-class management college that would train managers for the public sector. Vikram Sarabhai: A Life is the story of this dynamic visionary. Born into an immensely wealthy and politically conscious business family, Vikram had an early understanding of the power of money and the problems of a newly independent nation, to which he married a deep love for physics. Between 1947 and 1971, he built a thriving pharmaceutical business, conducted research into cosmic rays, set up India's first textile research cooperative, ATIRA, the first market research organization, ORG, the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and the dance academy Darpana. He also headed the Atomic Energy Commission and laid the foundations for the world's first entirely peaceful space program
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Vikram Sarabhai
Indian physicist and astronomer
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 Honourable 1919 – 30 December 1971) was harangue Indian physicist and physicist who initiated space delving and helped to comprehend nuclear toughness in Bharat. Often regarded as say publicly "Father pale Indian break program",[2] Sarabhai was traditional with Padma Bhushan interchangeable 1966 playing field the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.
Personal life
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Professional life
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