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    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in India and rose from humble beginnings to become a renowned scientist. He studied aerospace engineering and had a long career with the Indian Space Research Organization and Defence Research and Development Organization, where he worked on development of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs and was instrumental in conducting nuclear tests in 1998. He is widely admired in India as a national hero and is known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on important missiles including Agni, Prithvi, Akash and Nag during his career.

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    Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born in 1931 in India and rose from humble beginnings to become a renowned scientist. He studied aerospace engineering and had a long career with the Indian Space Research Organization and Defence Research and Development Organization, where he worked on development of ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs and was instrumental in conducting nuclear tests in 1998. He is widely admired in India as a national hero and is known as the "Missile Man of India" for his work on important missiles including Agni, Prithvi, Akash and Nag during his career.

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    DR: A.P.

    J ABDUL KALAM’S
    BIOGRAPHY

    BY: ADNAN MOHAMMED ALI


    ABOUT THE LEGEND

     Full name :Dr Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam


     Born on:15th Oct 1931,at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram District, Tamil Nadu
     Father: Jainulabdeen Marakayar,
     Mother:Ashiamma
     Has three siblings
    CHILD HOOD

     A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born to Jainulabdeen and Ashiamma on

    October 15, 1931. He came from a family whose financial

    conditions weren’t sound enough. As a means to support his family’s

    meagre income, Kalam took up odd jobs in his childhood but never

    gave up on his education


    EDUCATION

     Primary education was from Rameshwaram elementary school.

     Later he settled in schwartz, Ramanathapuram

     In 1950 he joined St Joseph college at Tiruchirapalli to do B.Sc.

     He joined DMIT in Aeronautical Engineering at MIT [Madras Institute of Technology] ,Madras (1954-1957)

     In 1958,after passing as a graduate, aeronautical engineer,

     He joined Hindustan Aeronautical Limited(HAL),Bangalore as a trainee.


    CAREER

     After graduating fromMIT, Kalam took up the position of chief scientist at the Aeronautical
    Development Establishment of Defense Research

     shifted to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) where he was the project director
    of India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle. and Development Organization (DRDO)

     From 1992 until 1999, Kalam was appointedas the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Prime
    Minister and the Secretary of Defence Research and Development Organisation. It was during this time
    that Kalam served as the Chief Project Coordinator for Pokhran II nuclear tests, after which
    he was fondly called the “Missile Man of India”.
    MAJOR MISSLES

     The 5 projects were scheduled to be completed in a time frame of only 10 years and consisted of:

     (1) Nag - an anti-tank guided missile

     (2) Prithvi - a surface-to-surface battlefield missile

     (3) Akash - a swift, medium-range surface-to-air missile

     (4) Trishul - a quick-reaction surface-to-air missile with a shorter range

     (5) Agni - an intermediate range ballistic missile, the mightiest


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