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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Jain (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India. Often regarded as the " Father of Indian space program ", [2] Sarabhai was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.
May 6, 2024 · Vikram Sarabhai (born August 12, 1919, Ahmadabad, India—died December 30, 1971, Kovalam) was an Indian physicist and industrialist who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India.
Thus, Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad on November 11, 1947. He was only 28 at that time. Sarabhai was a creator and cultivator of institutions and PRL was the first step in that direction.
Dec 30, 2022 · Meet Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the pioneer who taught rocket science to India. Dr Vikram Sarabhai laid the foundation of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in 1969, and in the five decades since then India has reached the Moon and Mars. Listen to Story. Advertisement.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the Founder of PRL and a distinguished cosmic-ray and space scientist, is regarded as the Father of Space program in India. Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August 1919 in Ahmedabad.
Jul 18, 2022 · Referred to as the Father of the Indian Space Program, Vikram Sarabhai was an astronomer and physicist who pioneered India’s space research.
Vikram Sarabhai, a young student from a wealthy and influential Ahmedabad family, came to IISc in 1940. World War II had interrupted his studies at Cambridge, where he had just completed an undergraduate degree in physics and maths.
India’s achievement in the field of space science makes one inevitably think of one extraordinary figure —Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai — popularly called Vikram Sarabhai and widely known as ‘father of Indian space programme’, the man who placed India on the international map in the field of space research.
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was one of the greatest scientists of India. He is widely regarded as the father of the Indian space programme. In fact he was a rare combination of a scientist, an innovator, industrialist and a visionary.
On his 104th birth anniversary, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) paid tribute to the legacy of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the visionary behind the Indian space programme.
