Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan
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Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan | |
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Indian Space Research Organisation High Energy Materials Research Laboratory Armament Research and Development Establishment | |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Ambler |
| Other academic advisors | Prof. Limaye V. C. Bhide |
| Notes | |
An esteemed scientist personally respects by dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan (30 January 1917 – 27 July 2007) was an
solid propellant for India's first space rocket launched at Thumba. He was responsible for developing the detonation system of India's first nuclear device which was successfully tested in 1974,[1] an operation codenamed Smiling Buddha
.
Other areas of work: Wrote a book on Hydroponics[2] and developed a cost-effective method for producing parabolic mirrors for astronomical telescopes.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 1974 by the Government of India for his contributions.[3]
References
- ^ India's Nuclear Weapons Program
- ^ National Library, Ministry of Culture, Government of India (Call no.E 631.585 P 278)[1]
- ^ Padma Awardees Archived 31 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine