Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon

Key facts

Born

28 August 1928, Mangaluru

Died

22 November 2016, New Delhi

State of birth

Mangaluru, Karnataka

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian physicist

Gender

Male

Biography

Mambillikalathil Govind Kumar Menon also known as M. G. K. Menon, was an Indian physicist and policy maker who served as the Chairperson of ISRO in 1972 and also served as the Director general of Defence Research and Development Organisation from 1974 to 1978. Additionally Menon has also served as the minister of state in Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India.

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Timeline

1. 1928Born in Mangaluru
2. 1960Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1972Becomes Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization
4. 1985Awarded the Om Prakash Bhasin Award
5. 1996Awarded the Abdus Salam Medal
6. 2016Dies in New Delhi