Raja Ramanna

Key facts

Born

28 January 1925, Tumkur

Died

24 September 2004, Mumbai

State of birth

Tumkur, Karnataka

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian nuclear scientist (1925-2004)

Gender

Male

Biography

Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear physicist. He was the director of India's nuclear program in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which culminated in Smiling Buddha, India's first successful nuclear weapon test on 18 May 1974.

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Timeline

1. 1925Born in Tumkur
2. 1963Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1975Becomes chairperson
4. 1981Becomes director
5. 1983Becomes chairperson
6. 1985Awarded the Om Prakash Bhasin Award
7. 1986Becomes chairperson
8. 1997Becomes member of Rajya Sabha
9. 2004Dies in Mumbai