Pranab R. Dastidar | |
---|---|
Born | 10 July 1933 |
Died | 11 February 2022
California, USA
[3] | (aged 88)
Nationality | Indian |
Known for |
Indian nuclear programme, team leader of Electronic Detonation System and
Smiling Buddha project
[4] and press the trigger button of India's first Nuclear test,
[3] Design and development of INS Arihant [2] |
Awards | Padma Shree (1975) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electronics, Nuclear Physics [1] |
Institutions | Director at Bhabha Atomic Research Center [2] |
Pranab Rebatiranjan Dastidar (10 July 1933 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian electronics engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center. [2] Dastidar led the Electronic Detonation System in Smiling Buddha project, India's first ever nuclear bomb test. [5] He received Padma Shri in 1975. [6] He died at California on 11 February 2022. [3]
Pranab R. Dastidar | |
---|---|
Born | 10 July 1933 |
Died | 11 February 2022
California, USA
[3] | (aged 88)
Nationality | Indian |
Known for |
Indian nuclear programme, team leader of Electronic Detonation System and
Smiling Buddha project
[4] and press the trigger button of India's first Nuclear test,
[3] Design and development of INS Arihant [2] |
Awards | Padma Shree (1975) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electronics, Nuclear Physics [1] |
Institutions | Director at Bhabha Atomic Research Center [2] |
Pranab Rebatiranjan Dastidar (10 July 1933 – 11 February 2022) was an Indian electronics engineer and nuclear physicist. He was a director of Bhabha Atomic Research Center. [2] Dastidar led the Electronic Detonation System in Smiling Buddha project, India's first ever nuclear bomb test. [5] He received Padma Shri in 1975. [6] He died at California on 11 February 2022. [3]